They were all the heads of the lustful people in Chuzhou City, regardless of gender, age or child, ranging from white-haired old men to young children. All of them were beheaded by the Chuzhou Han army.
Ahema and his family members were all killed.
Looking at thousands of people outside the city wailing in pain, Guo Jiang and other Han generals on the city only thought it was better than the ditty.
Naturally, they will not have the slightest sympathy for these disgusting and lustful people.
Many Han soldiers burst into laughter on the top of the city. Many soldiers picked up the heads of the Semu people with spears and shook them back and forth in provocation.
"Siege the city!"
"Conquer Chuzhou and leave no chickens or dogs behind!"
Ahema and other Semu people were all furious and lost their minds!
They began to demolish nearby villages and houses outside the city, drove away the Han people, and prepared to attack Chuzhou City.
Guo Jiang and other Chuzhou Han generals did not care at all about the Semu people's siege preparations.
Apart from their anger, these lustful people had no means at all to attack Chuzhou City.
really.
After most of the day's preparation, Ahema and others drove away the nearby Han people who had been forcibly recruited, and began a hasty attack on the city.
After several attempts, in addition to the Han civilians who were killed and wounded everywhere, there were also hundreds of dead and wounded soldiers, but there was no progress at all.
Just at this time!
Behind Ahema and others, a group of soldiers and horses holding high the flag of the Red Turban Army appeared.
Ahema and others were shocked, and then they guessed that the Han army in Chuzhou must have surrendered to the red scarf thieves.
In a panic, Ahema and others no longer had the intention to continue attacking Chuzhou. They all fled Chuzhou in panic and hurriedly fled towards Yangzhou in the east.
And this troop holding high the flag of the Red Scarf Army is naturally the Red Scarf Army led by Zhu Yuanzhang!
Last night, after Zhu Han and others discovered the abnormality of the fire in Chuzhou, they immediately returned to the camp overnight and reported back to Zhu Yuanzhang.
After Zhu Yuanzhang discussed with everyone, they all agreed that civil strife must have occurred in Chuzhou.
Maybe we can take the opportunity to capture it quickly.
Therefore, early this morning, the rebel army quickly advanced towards Chuzhou.
Before they had marched very far, they met an envoy sent by Guo Jiang of Chuzhou.
After some questioning, Zhu Yuanzhang was finally sure that the Chuzhou general would fall into his hands without bloodshed.
Overjoyed, Zhu Yuanzhang led his elite troops to march quickly.
When they arrived outside Chuzhou City, they happened to see Ahema and other Semu troops retreating.
"The Dog Tartars actually have some fish that slipped through the net! Marshal, let me chase them!" Xu Da asked for orders upon seeing this.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not agree.
"Thousands of Tatar remnants are nothing to worry about. Taking over Chuzhou City now is a big deal!" Zhu Han also said from the side.
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang leading thousands of elites ahead, Chuzhou Guo Jiang and others immediately opened the city gate to welcome him.
Guo Jiang and others walked out of the city. As soon as they saw Zhu Yuanzhang, they immediately loudly apologized.
"The villain Guo Jiang, together with Chuzhou soldiers and horses and Jiqing naval forces, appealed to Marshal Zhu for not dedicating the city as soon as possible. It is a capital crime!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was already prepared for this courtesy.
After personally helping Guo Jiang and others, he encouraged them again.
In the end, Zhu Yuanzhang appointed Guo Jiang as the marshal of the left army, Huang Yu as the marshal of the navy, and the others also had their own appointments.
The marshals Guo Jiang and Huang Yu were second only to Zhu Yuanzhang among the rebels, which was a great favor.
After some comfort from Zhu Yuanzhang, Chuzhou was soon completely under control.
When the Chinese rear army arrived, Chuzhou's city defenses were all replaced by rebel soldiers and horses.
Zhu Yuanzhang widely circulated notices to calm the people, treating the rich and poor equally.
Don’t steal, rob, kill, or commit adultery!
The whole of Chuzhou soon regained its stability.
By capturing Chuzhou this time, Zhu Yuanzhang won more than just the city of Chuzhou.
All the nearby rebels and green forest heroes came to Chuzhou and voluntarily surrendered.
In just three days, more than 10,000 people defected to the army.
All the rebels in Chuzhou, even those who have not yet arrived in Chuzhou, are holding high the banner of Marshal Zhu Yuanzhang of the Eastern Route Army.
Now Zhu Yuanzhang already has an old team of 3,000 Longxing troops, more than 10,000 troops recruited from Haozhou, 30,000 regiments from Dingyuan training for surrender, more than 10,000 troops from Chuzhou surrendered, plus various troops
The rebel army has surrendered, and there are already more than 70,000 people!
More than 70,000 people!
You must know that Liu Futong, the largest leader of the Red Scarf Army, only has more than 300,000 people, and another Red Scarf Army, Xu Shouhui, has more than 200,000 people.
Apart from the two of them, the strongest force is the Zhu Yuanzhang brothers.
Especially with nearly a hundred Jiqing naval forces searching for warships, Zhu Yuanzhang was in a great mood.
"Brother, now that we have a navy, the next step is to go south to celebrate!"
In the yamen of Chuzhou Prefecture, Zhu Yuanzhang said happily.
"No, brother, although we now have part of the navy, there are also a lot of naval infantry under Barbarian Hague in the south of the Yangtze River. Didn't Huang Yu say that Barbarian Hague still has at least more than 200,000 troops?
, it’s really risky to go south with our numbers,” Zhu Han said.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he immediately felt a little regretful.
"What a pity. With the Navy in hand, we feel a little itchy in our hearts."
Zhu Han smiled slightly and continued: "Brother, these naval forces are all surrendered troops, and they are basically from Jiangnan. If they are used to attack Jiqing in Jiangnan, they must be well drilled, otherwise once they arrive in Jiangnan, these naval forces will
If there is another incident, it will trap us to death."
The naval marshal Huang Yu and others who surrendered were all from Jiangnan, and their loyalty was highly questionable.
Zhu Han guessed that once the battle in the south of the Yangtze River encountered slight difficulties, these naval forces were extremely easy to be capricious.
And once the naval forces repeat, the rebels who went south will be completely unable to return to the north of the Yangtze River.
Regarding Zhu Han's concerns, his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang naturally understands the key to it.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang still had some solutions to this problem.
"We have just received information that the rebel brothers Wu Liang and Wu Zhen from Qingshui Village have already planned to join the army. The two brothers also have a navy. Although it is not as large as Huang Yu's navy, there is no problem with their loyalty.
It's time for us to slowly win over people's hearts." Zhu Yuanzhang said.
"Wu Liang and Wu Zhen?"
Zhu Han was very happy when he heard these two names.
Wu Liang and Wu Zhen were naval generals among the twenty-four generals in history.
With the two of them joining, it will no longer be difficult for the rebels to reorganize the navy.
Now that Zhu Yuanzhang controls Chuzhou, Dingyuan and other places, his territory and military strength have reached preliminary scale. He must practice his internal skills and have a stable rear.
"Brother, except for the three thousand dragons raising the army, the rest of the armies are greatly lacking in terms of combat strength and loyalty. They must train well and cannot rush to attack Jiangnan." Zhu Han said to him.
