Chapter 88: Fight against the local tyrants and divide the land
"Damn it! Just die!"
"Come here, give me the order, charge forward and kill!"
"Even if I die, you must rescue Zhu Han!"
Tang He roared angrily, and the rebels under his command changed their posture of preparing to retreat and counterattacked like vicious dogs.
Unexpectedly, the Yuan army on the opposite side was counterattacked and was thrown into chaos.
But in Zhu Han's place, facing the heavy siege, he could no longer notice any changes in the battle situation.
Zhu Han and others could only wave their weapons desperately to resist more and more enemy troops.
Seeing that the rebel Zhu Han was surrounded, more and more Yuan troops rushed forward to fight for him.
The banner of the Chinese army in The Hague, the barbarian, suddenly became relaxed.
The situation at this time seemed that as long as the Yuan army launched another charge, they could completely capture Zhu Han and others alive.
"Oh, it's over, it's over!"
"It's broken, the red scarf thief can't handle it anymore!"
"Little thief Zhu Han is really not good at it!"
"Weng Lu, change the flag quickly!"
On top of Chuzhou City, a group of gentry slapped their thighs and beat their chests.
They had already seen Zhu Han being surrounded and about to be eaten alive by the Yuan army.
Once Zhu Han and others are dead, then Chuzhou will be an undefended city.
Lu Wendao also understood that he must quickly change the flag and surrender to fight for a chance of survival.
"Quick, change the flag!"
Lu Wendao shouted loudly.
Soon, the Red Scarf Army flag at the top of Chuzhou City was removed and a flag of the Yuan Dynasty was raised.
The original Red Scarf Army flag was thrown to the ground and trampled on randomly.
The act of changing flags on top of Chuzhou City immediately boosted the morale of the Yuan army.
"Hahaha, the thief from Chuzhou is so capricious!"
Barbarian Hague sneered, still thinking of the Han people who decided to liquidate Chuzhou after the war, and Tang He in the distance also saw the change of flags on top of Chuzhou City.
Tang He's heart suddenly felt like it had fallen into an ice cellar, and it was instantly cooled down.
"It's broken! It's broken!"
Upon seeing this, Tang He thought that Zhu Han was in a certain death situation, otherwise the Chuzhou defenders would not have rebelled on the battlefield.
"Chongba, I'm sorry for you!"
"Qi Wu, if you want to die, I, Tang He, will die with you!"
Tang He suddenly looked like a furious lion, holding a long ax and rushed into the Yuan army's formation, killing and hacking indiscriminately.
The strong sense of guilt made Tang He want to fight his way into the siege and see Zhu Han for the last time.
"Damn it!"
At this time, Zhu Han also saw the flags changing on the city walls of Chuzhou, but he was no longer in the mood to scold these gentry of Chuzhou.
Zhu Han had expected the actions of these gentry and did not care.
Because what determines everything is not the change of flags, but whether you can win this battle!
As long as you defeat the Mongolian and Yuan troops outside the city, no matter what flag you hang in the city, it will have no effect.
Because Zhu Han was cursing Chen Baodao and Hu Yiba.
"Chen Baodao, Hu Yiba!"
"I'm sorry for your ancestors! If you don't attack yet, you want to see me die!"
The guards on Zhu Han's left and right kept falling down, and the entire Yuan army array was thrown into chaos by them.
but.
The rebel infantry led by Chen Baodao and Hu Yiba seemed to be frightened and stood there without moving at all.
Zhu Han even felt that they might really be like the gentry in Chuzhou, preparing to rebel before the battle.
suddenly.
While Zhu Han was cursing angrily, a roar of artillery sounded.
"kill!"
Boom boom!
The rebel infantry led by Chen Baodao and Hu Yiba finally began to raid.
"Come after me!"
Chen Baodao led the rebel swordsmen and shieldmen to charge forward.
The fire gunners and long shotguns at the back alternately provided cover left and right, heading straight towards Barbarian Hague's center position.
Hu Yiba and others pushed three artillery pieces and advanced alternately to destroy all enemy formations.
"What!"
Barbarian Hague was shocked when he saw this.
He originally thought that this group of rebel infantry was frightened, but he did not expect to suddenly burst out with such high combat effectiveness.
In an instant, it penetrated the three-layer array deployed in front.
"Quick, stop them!"
Barbarian Hague began to panic.
Now the entire battlefield is in chaos, and it can be said that one move can affect the whole body.
Barbarian Hague is as easy to change the flag of the Chinese army as it is extremely easy to have morale shaken.
Therefore, sending troops to block this group of rebel infantry is the most correct choice.
However, most of the elite troops near the Chinese army had gone to pursue and besiege Zhu Han, and there was no way to mobilize them back.
The soldiers and horses in the distance could not be mobilized for a while.
More than two thousand rebel infantrymen, supported by the fierce power of muskets and artillery, quickly rushed to the barbarian Hague.
It is only thirty or forty steps away from the Chinese flag of the barbarian in The Hague!
"Hu Yiba, that must be a Tatar official, give him a fucking shot!"
Chen Baodao wiped the blood on his face and shouted at Hu Yiba.
After their charge, the entire battlefield was completely in chaos.
The Yuan army's tight defense was gone!
"Okay!"
Hu Yiba looked up!
I saw a chubby general of the Yuan army, wearing a set of gilt armor, and I didn't know who he was.
Anyway, it looks like a standard dog tartar.
"Load!"
"Prepare!"
"Fire!"
The light three-pounder gun was loaded and fired quickly.
The gushing white smoke instantly obscured Hu Yiba's sight.
boom!
Barbarian Hague was looking around at the battlefield when he suddenly saw a black shadow rushing towards him.
boom!
There was a loud noise, and Manzi Hague felt his eyes go dark, and then he knew nothing. The guards next to Manzi Hague screamed like ghosts and wolves.
The best range for the three-pounder's shotgun is exactly this distance.
The powerful iron ball swept aside in an instant.
Many Tartar guards were beaten until their bodies were bleeding, their muscles and bones were broken, and they fell off their horses and wailed in pain.
"Zuo Cheng is dead!"
"The commander is dead?"
Some other soldiers of the Yuan Army soon discovered the tragic casualties under the banner of the Central Military Commander.
The originally majestic and handsome Barbarian Hague had half of his face beaten to pieces and lay on the ground completely dead.
"The commander is dead!"
The soldiers of the Yuan army were immediately frightened out of their wits.
They have all seen artillery, but they have never seen such a fierce artillery that can move forward with the infantry and shoot at close range.
Now that even the handsome barbarian Hague is dead, how can we continue to fight?
"The commander is dead?"
On the noisy battlefield, the death of the barbarian Ha Ha spread like an avalanche among the Yuan army.
The Yuan army, which was originally high-spirited to fight, instantly fell into a huge panic.
Especially some Yuan troops in the distance, they did not know the battle situation ahead.
All we know is that the handsome barbarian Hague seemed to have died in battle.
That means the red scarf thieves must have come with reinforcements in large numbers.
How powerful are the anti-thief reinforcements that can kill the handsome barbarian Hague!
The commander is dead, so why not give him a slap in the face? The only real thing is to run away quickly!
"Failed, defeated!"
"Run quickly, escape for your life!"
"Hurry up and grab the boat!"
The Yuan army on the periphery soon became panicked!
They scrambled to leave the battlefield and ran towards the place where the boats were parked next to the Qingliu River.
As long as you can grab the boat, you don't have to worry about being overtaken by the Red Turban Army as you go down the river.
"Hurry and seize the boat!"
"Failed!"
The panic shouts that filled the sky caused all the fighting spirit of the Yuan army to collapse in an instant.
Zhu Han, who was covered in blood, felt that the pressure of the Yuan army around him disappeared instantly.
The soldiers of the Yuan army who were trying to rush forward all fled like the tide.
"Sir, the Tatars have been defeated!" Lu Zhongheng shouted happily from the side.
"Failed, defeated!"
Zhu Han was extremely happy when he saw that the Chinese military commander's flag in the Barbarian Hague had disappeared.
"Kill!"
"Barbarian Hague is dead!"
After a while, the rebel infantry led by Chen Baodao and Hu Yiba rushed to Zhu Han's side.
"Sir, look!"
Chen Baodao held a knife in one hand and a flesh-and-blood model Hu's head in the other.
"The head of the barbarian Hague!" Chen Baodao said happily.
What a barbarian Hague, now his appearance is no longer discernible at all, he is just a piece of rotten flesh.
"OK!"
However, this did not affect Zhu Han's mood at all.
He ordered excitedly: "Put this head up high and show it to all the Tatars. They have been defeated!"
"As you command, my lord!"
As soon as a spear was raised, the head of Barbarian Hague was lifted into the air.
"The head of the barbarian Hague!"
"The head of the barbarian Hague!"
Amidst bursts of shouting, tens of thousands of Yuan troops collapsed into despair.
Although the few generals of the Yuan army who saw clearly the reality of the Red Scarf Army wanted to continue fighting, the intense panic had caused the army to collapse, and not many people were willing to listen to their orders.
"Sir, let's go quickly!"
"If we don't leave, there will be no ship!"
Finally, the few remaining generals of the Yuan army gave up their struggle and led their soldiers to join the fight for ships and escape.
The dramatic changes on the battlefield turned Tang He's original desperate charge into chopping up melons and vegetables.
The Yuan army, which had no fighting spirit, was killed by Tang He's army, leaving corpses strewn across the field.
"Zhu Han!
"
Tang He, who was fighting fiercely, suddenly saw a familiar figure in the distance and immediately shouted in surprise.
"Brother Tang!" Zhu Han was also surprised when he saw this.
Tang He stumbled over and grabbed Zhu Han's arm.
"Haha, great, great!"
"Brother Tang, why are you here? Where is my brother?" Zhu Han was a little surprised.
"The marshal didn't come, I just used his banner." Tang He laughed heartily.
Zhu Han was stunned at first, and then felt a strong fear.
"What, my brother didn't come, are you the only one with thousands of troops?" Zhu Han felt incredible.
The flags that were all over the mountains and plains just now also resembled the momentum of an army of tens of thousands.
"Brother, I just wanted to scare the Tatars, but I didn't expect you to be so brave and dare to rush out of the city!"
Tang He looked at Zhu Han with eyes full of admiration.
Three thousand fought against tens of thousands, yet they dared to leave the city and fight back.
Tang He asked himself, it would be difficult for him to have the courage.
"Is luck all on my side?"
Zhu Han suddenly felt blessed by destiny!
When the two rebel armies merged together, they unleashed a powerful fighting force.
The defeated troops of the Yuan army had no possibility of counterattack. They all rushed towards the Qingliu River to fight for the ships.
The Yuan troops crowded and trampled together, many people were pushed to the ground, and then there was no movement at all.
Along the muddy Qingliu River, many corpses were stepped deeply into the mud, and many Yuan soldiers were hacked and stabbed to death by friendly forces just to compete for positions on the ships.
Several boats collided with each other during the fight, and instantly capsized and rolled in the roaring river.
The Yuan soldiers who fell into the water had no time to escape and drifted away with the capsized boat in the river.
The battle situation outside the city is like a show of changing faces.
No one expected such a reversal.
"Ah, this, this..."
"How can this be?"
"Is the imperial court so defeated?"
"Why are the Mongols so inexperienced?"
At the top of Chuzhou City, the gentry who had just changed the flag of the Yuan Dynasty were stunned.
No one can accept such a strong contrasting change.
The rebels outside the city were like gods descending from heaven, chasing down the Yuan soldiers who had no fighting spirit.
Tens of thousands of Yuan soldiers abandoned their helmets and armor, and did not care about anything except running for their lives.
The ships on the Qingliu River fled hurriedly down the river in chaos.
Those defeated soldiers who had not boarded the boats even rushed into the river regardless, trying to swim to escape.
The entire battlefield situation was completely controlled by the rebels.
"idiot!"
Suddenly, a roar startled the group of stunned gentry from the state awake.
Lu Wendao scolded, and then shouted bitterly: "What are you still doing? Go and change the flag!"
Everyone suddenly realized this and hurriedly pulled down Dayuan's flag and threw it into the mud pit.
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Lu Wendao quickly ordered everyone, "Go home quickly and take out all the chicken, duck and fish!"
"Bring out all the good wine too!"
"Put out celebratory drinks along the street and don't hit anyone with a smile. Only then can we have a chance to survive!"
A group of gentry from other provinces all nodded in agreement like dumb geese.
What they just did, according to military law, can be regarded as fleeing from battle.
No!
It's not about escaping before the battle, it should be about defecting before the battle, surrendering to the enemy before the battle!
This crime is ten times more serious than running away from battle!
They had no way to make amends, they could only make the most humble gesture, hoping that Zhu Han would come back victorious and forgive them.
After half a day of pursuit, all the Yuan troops on the battlefield were hunted down and captured.
The entire Yuan army on the Qingliu River also fled without a trace.
Zhu Han then led the rebels who fought fiercely and returned to the gate of Chuzhou City.
Lu Wendao and other powerful gentrymen from Chuzhou were already kneeling on the ground, waiting for their resignation.
They knelt on the ground, all of them afraid to express their anger.
Some people were even shaking like chaff all over their bodies.
What's more, under the intense fear, the urge to urinate spurted out.
Instantly, a smell filled the air.
Zhu Han rode towards them slowly on his horse.
Looking at the gentry from the state who were kneeling on the ground, ready to be slaughtered.
He reined in the horse and looked at it coldly, but did not speak for a long time.
Tang He, Chen Baodao, Hu Yiba and others all glared at these powerful people from Chuzhou with angry faces, wishing to cut them into pieces immediately.
Lu Wendao was kneeling on the ground, his breathing was so nervous that he almost stopped.
He originally prepared a lot of back-story rhetoric, intending to explain himself when he saw Zhu Han.
but.
Now that Zhu Han has arrived, this young man exudes a strong aura of pressure, making Lu Wendao, an old man in the world, dare not even say a word.
Any excuses or lies made Lu Wendao afraid of angering Zhu Han.
"Mr. Lu."
After a long time, Zhu Han suddenly spoke calmly.
"Deputy Commander, I deserve to die, I deserve to die!"
Lu Wendao, who was originally as motionless as a piece of wood, was so frightened by Zhu Han's words that he kowtowed as if pounding garlic.
"Deputy Commander, it's all because of our greed for life and fear of death that we did such stupid things!"
"We have betrayed the deputy commander's trust. We are all villains who are greedy for life and afraid of death!"
Lu Wendao shouted in a voice similar to howling.
In fact, he seemed panicked, but he also kept an eye on it.
The fact that they changed flags and surrendered to the enemy before the battle was described as a last resort out of greed for life and fear of death.
In this way, he also gives himself hope of survival.
"Afraid of death?"
"You are not just greedy for life and afraid of death, I think you are very brave!"
"You dare to surrender to the enemy on the battlefield. Do you really think that my military skills are good?"
Zhu Han was still considering whether to let these gentry out of the state.
However, as soon as Lu Wendao opened his mouth, Zhu Han was completely disgusted.
Now at this time, he is still pretending to want to excuse himself. Do you really think that Zhu Han is a fool? Can't you tell?
"Come here, take down all these traitors!"
"Chen Baodao, you lead the troops to search their house!"
"Hu Yiba, lock all these people in the Yamen Prison and guard them tightly!"
Zhu Han gave an order, and the rebel soldiers, who looked like tigers and wolves, immediately arrested all these powerful people from the state.
"Brother, did you serve them all in one pot?" Tang He was a little surprised.
He could understand Zhu Han's inner rage, after all, these gentry who had eliminated the state almost killed them.
However, it really surprised him to catch all these gentry who had been removed from the state.
According to the previous steps of the rebel army, they have always won over these powerful local gentry.
"Brother Tang, these people are very cunning. Eliminating the state is too important. If they repeat the rebellion again, we may not have such good luck." Zhu Han said.
"Brother is right, today is really dangerous." Tang He nodded and said.
Carrying the power of victory, the rebels carried out a series of house raids without any hindrance.
Even the tens of thousands of fierce Tartars were beaten to ashes, let alone the minions of these powerful families.
No one in the family dared to resist, and they were all thrown into prison.
Chen Baodao led a dozen soldiers and carried several large boxes into the Yamen Hall.
"How to make a fortune?"
Zhu Han and Tang He had just finished cleaning themselves and were preparing to take statistics of the battle.
"Deputy Commander, not only have a large amount of gold and silver treasures been recovered from these powerful families, but they also have a huge amount of food. I took a look and it is enough to feed our army for two years!" Chen Baodao said with a smile.
"Okay, that's great." Zhu Han slapped the table and said.
He also didn't expect that these powerful gentry, who were crying about poverty every day, would actually have so much food in stock, which was several times more than what everyone except the state government government had.
"Deputy Commander, it's not just food, there are so many fields and houses!"
After Chen Baodao finished speaking, he pointed to several large boxes that were carried in behind him.
"What are these?" Zhu Han stood up and walked closer to take a look.
"Deputy Commander, these are all the house deeds and land deeds of each of their families, and there are also a lot of bond IOUs!" Chen Baodao said.
hiss!
Tang He suddenly took a breath of cold air, "So many?"
With so many big boxes, how many property deeds and land deeds must be!
The wealth of Chuzhou is much better than that of Dingyuan.
Zhu Han was also shocked. Such a big box was actually filled with land deeds and IOUs.
Wow!
Following a burst of noise, Zhu Han checked the land deeds and IOUs in the box one by one.
"Dear mother, it turns out that most of the state is controlled by these powerful gentry!" Tang He said with surprise.
Not to mention the title deeds of fertile farmland outside the city, just the title deeds of houses in Chuzhou City already account for half of Chuzhou City.
Looking at so many house deeds, Zhu Han immediately had an idea in his mind.
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This time the rebel army defeated the barbarian Hague and captured countless troops and supplies. They now have the confidence to build their own team.
"Seal it all up for me. When my brother comes back, we will deal with it!"
Zhu Han said loudly.
"Yes, deputy commander!" Chen Baodao said.
In addition to the great victory in the state, after everything is in order, it is natural to send good news to Zhu Yuanzhang.
When the victorious horse from Chuzhou rushed to Dingyuan, he happened to meet Zhu Yuanzhang who was marching in a hurry.
Most of the tens of thousands of main troops originally led by Zhu Yuanzhang fell behind due to the constant rapid march.
Only less than ten thousand people could still follow Zhu Yuanzhang.
Even though it was so hard, Zhu Yuanzhang still felt that the march was too slow, fearing that he would not be able to rescue Zhu Han in Chuzhou in time.
but.
When Chuzhou's winning horse arrived, Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked.
"What!"
"What are you talking about? Our brother defeated tens of thousands of Tatars and killed the Tatar coach Barbarian Hague?"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the victory document and couldn't believe his eyes.
The three thousand rebel troops, even if coupled with the thousands of reinforcements from Tang He, were less than ten thousand, but they actually defeated the Yuan army of nearly one hundred thousand.
This was no longer a surprise. For Zhu Yuanzhang, it was simply a shock.
Have heavenly soldiers and generals descended to earth?
"Marshal, it's absolutely true, the barbarian Hague was killed, and his head is here!"
The victorious messenger untied the wooden box tied behind his buttocks, and inside was the head of the barbarian Hague.
The incomplete head had been pickled with lime and had not rotted, but it was still extremely terrifying.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw the head, he immediately felt relieved.
After many days of desperate marching, he suddenly felt exhausted.
"God bless you!" Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and let out a sigh of relief.
Xu Da and others next to him were also happy from ear to ear.
"Haha, Qi Wu is so awesome. Zhuge Liang is nothing more than this when he comes to earth!"
"Zhuge Liang can't do it either. I think this is Han Xin descending to earth!"
Everyone rushed to praise him.
Xu Da rolled his eyes and said to Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Marshal, Barbarian Hague is the pillar of the Tartars in the south of the Yangtze River. Now that he is dead, there will be chaos in the south of the Yangtze River. Should we take the opportunity to go south?"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he immediately became energetic again.
Nowadays, there are many disasters and famines in the world, but only the Yumi Water Village in the south of the Yangtze River is not afraid of frequent disasters.
If he could enter Jiangnan, Zhu Yuanzhang's strength would probably make him a real overlord.
Rather than a local overlord guarding one or two state capitals.
"Jiangnan is a great place, but I don't know if I can eat it!" Zhu Yuanzhang touched his chin and thought.
After all, Zhu Han's previous proposal was to 'build a high wall and accumulate grain'. If he marched to the south of the Yangtze River, he would not only build a high wall, but also 'build the Great Wall'.
All Yuan armies, and even all rebel armies, may be afraid of him, and may even target him.
"Jiangnan, let's discuss it after we meet Qiwu whether we want to go or not!"
Now that the heavy siege of Chuzhou had been lifted, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the entire army to rest in Dingyuan for three days, waiting for the follow-up troops to catch up, and then discuss with Zhu Han in Chuzhou.
Jiangnan, Jiqing Mansion.
Today's Jiqing Mansion is the Yingtian Mansion of Nanjing in later generations.
As the most important town in Jiangnan for thousands of years, Jiqing Mansion was also the ruling center of the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties in Jiangnan.
Start with Kublai Khan's conquest of Jiangnan.
Jiqing Mansion was heavily guarded by Mongolian and Yuan troops, which played a role in stabilizing people in the south of the Yangtze River.
but.
Now in Jiqing Mansion, he was the first to fall into panic.
Marshal Zuo Cheng, Manzi, died in the Hague Northern Expedition to eliminate the prefectures. All 100,000 troops were killed and captured. Only more than 10,000 people fled back to Jiqing. The rest of the Mongolian and Yuan soldiers either died in battle or were trampled and drowned in the Qingliu River.
Panic instantly caused the officials of the Yuan Dynasty who gathered for the celebration to lose their composure.
Jiqing City was also shocked three times a day.
Either there were rumors that the Red Scarf Army had reached the other side of the Yangtze River, or there were rumors that the Red Scarf Army had reached Yanziji, or even the even more outrageous rumor that the Red Scarf Army had sneaked into Jiqing Mansion, many people believed it.
The entire Jiqing Mansion was in panic, and officials of all sizes even wanted to abandon the city and escape secretly.
The army in the Jiangnan Province of Dayuan was completely lost, and it was really no longer capable of defending Jiqing Mansion and Jiangnan.
In today's Jiqing Mansion, there are only two people left who have the prestige to maintain the overall situation. One is Pingzhang, the provincial governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the Yuan Dynasty, and the Mongolian Bolu.
The other one was Fan Yao, a Han nationality who was the political advisor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.
The Yuan Dynasty established provinces in various places and had local administrative, military and financial powers.
The officials, big and small, are in order the Prime Minister of the province, Ping Zhang, You Cheng, Zuo Cheng and Shen Zhizhi.
Most of the provincial prime ministers are vacant to prevent the emergence of local separatism.
Nowadays, the left and right prime ministers of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces have died one after another, and only Pingzhang and He are involved in political affairs.
However, it happened that this Mongolian Pingzhang Bolu was a guy from a royal family. Apart from eating, drinking and having fun, he knew nothing about military affairs. He was just a Pingzhang in name only.
Now that the barbarian had died in the battle at Hague and Jiqing Mansion was in danger, Bolu was panicked and quickly called in Fan Yao, the counselor to the governor, to discuss countermeasures.
Inside Pingzhang Mansion.
"Fan Shenzheng, please think of a way quickly. Now the Jiqing Mansion has no soldiers and no generals. What if the red scarf thieves attack?" Bolu said in a panic.
As soon as Fan Yao sat down, he saw Bolu's panic and knew that he was out of ideas.
"Pingzhang, now that the 100,000-strong army has been completely lost, if we want to stabilize Jiqing Mansion, we must work together and mobilize soldiers and horses from Yangzhou to come back!" Fan Yao said.
The last force of soldiers and horses from Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces has been transferred to guard Yangzhou. The salt traders there have repeatedly caused troubles and have threatened water and sea transportation.
"Okay, then I'll give the order now!" Bolu nodded quickly and said.
"Pingzhang, in addition to mobilizing soldiers and horses from Yangzhou to defend Jiqing, we must also tighten river defenses and be ready to meet the enemy at any time. After all, I heard that many warships have been captured by bandits." Fan Yao said.
"Okay, I also ordered the deployment and control of the Yangtze River!" Bolu nodded again and again.
The entire Jiqing Mansion was immediately on nervous alert.
On the opposite side of the Yangtze River, the main force of the Red Scarf Army led by Zhu Yuanzhang finally arrived in Chuzhou.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw the battlefield outside the city, he felt strong pride in his heart.
The battlefield was littered with corpses and equipment discarded by the Yuan army, and there were countless tent equipment of all kinds.
Even though Zhu Han had ordered the battlefield to be cleaned for three days, there were still many left outside the city.
"elder brother!"
A shout came, and Zhu Han led Tang He, Chen Baodao and others to come towards them.
Zhu Yuanzhang also happily stepped forward and grabbed Zhu Han's arm.
"Qiwu, let us see quickly, are you okay?" Zhu Yuanzhang said worriedly.
Zhu Han patted his arms and legs and laughed:
"Haha, brother, don't worry, not even a hair on my body was hurt!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was still a little worried and looked at it carefully.
"It's indeed okay, and he has grown taller!" Zhu Yuanzhang said happily.
"Haha, I eat meat three times a day just to grow taller!"
Zhu Han is already fourteen years old, and it is time for him to change his height. Within a month, he is almost as tall as Zhu Yuanzhang.
The joy of meeting two brothers.
After entering Chuzhou City, Zhu Han showed Zhu Yuanzhang the trophies seized in the city.
"Brother, look at these armors. They are enough for all of our soldiers to wear armor."
"If you look at these captured arrows, they will last for two years. It won't be a problem!"
"Look at these camps. When the army goes out on an expedition, they will no longer have to sleep in the wilderness!"
Throughout Chuzhou City, all kinds of trophies were piled up like mountains.
Zhu Yuanzhang and others were so surprised that they couldn't help but exclaimed.
"Brother, after we have won this battle, do you think the Tatars still have troops in Jiangnan?"
"What soldiers and horses there are? They must have been killed." Zhu Han said.
"Then tell me, if we take the opportunity to march to the south of the Yangtze River, is it possible?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked immediately.
Zhu Han had already thought about this problem.
"Brother, to be honest, I think now is not the best time!" Zhu Han said.
"Why?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
"There are two reasons!" Zhu Han said, holding out his finger.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, he knew that his brother had already thought deeply about it.
He immediately pulled up a chair and sat down, preparing to listen to him slowly.
"Tell us quickly, what are the two reasons?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
"First, our roots are in Jiangbei. There are a large number of refugees here. There are natural and man-made disasters. They are unable to eat, so they follow us to rebel. However, Jiangnan does not have this condition. The people and powerful people there can survive without starving to death.
There is no need to worry about being attacked by the rebels, as it will be difficult for us to replenish the follow-up troops," Zhu Han said.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded quickly, fully agreeing with Zhu Han's statement.
Now in the north, there are almost a million rebels, but in the Jiangnan area, except for sporadic small groups of rebels, there is not even a wave.
"What else?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked again.
"Second, if we want to win Jiangnan, we must have enough strength. Not only can we suppress the powerful people and people in Jiangnan so that they can cooperate obediently and pay taxes and pay taxes to replenish their troops, but we must also have the strength to defend against friendly forces!" Zhu Han!
He said calmly.
"Defend against friendly forces?"
As soon as he said this, except Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Da, Tang He, Guo Ying and others were all surprised.
We are all rebels, and all rebels are Tartars, so why should we guard against friendly forces?
Zhu Yuanzhang did not speak.
Zhu Han knew that his brother already had the same idea as him.
"Now all the rebels are following Liu Futong's orders. I heard that he has been looking for Han Shantong's son Han Lin'er and wants to help Han Lin'er become the new emperor. Think about it, if we take over this big piece of Jiangnan, Liu Futong
Will they watch us take it all for ourselves?" Zhu Han said.
Xu Da, Tang He and others finally understood.
"You're right, Jiangnan is such a fertile place. I heard that every step of the foot can get out of the oil and water. If I were Liu Futong, I would definitely not give in!" Xu Da nodded.
"It makes sense. Not to mention Liu Futong, even Xu Shouhui from Huguang will probably come along the Yangtze River to snatch Jiangnan from us!" Tang He nodded.
Today's Red Turban Army is basically divided into two groups, the North and the South.
The Northern Branch was under the orders of Liu Futong and only operated in the Shandong area of Henan, Jiangbei and Shandong.
The southern branch worshiped Xu Shouhui as the Tianwan Emperor and was mainly active in Hubei.
"So, we can only watch this fat piece of Jiangnan?" Zhu Yuanzhang was still a little regretful.
Zhu Han smiled slightly and said: "Brother, you can't swallow the fat in one bite, but we can slowly suck the oil and water on it!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang and others heard this, they immediately became energetic.
"Brother, what do you mean?"
"We occupy this treasure land in Jiangbei, which is the closest to Jiangnan. Although we can't attack immediately, we can still take advantage of it!" Zhu Han said with a smile.
"How to take advantage?"
Everyone looked at Zhu Han with wide eyes.
Everyone was originally very happy, looking forward to entering Jiangnan and living a good life of eating and drinking every day. The feeling of disappointment just now was aroused by Zhu Han again.
"Brother, the Jiangnan area is separated from us by the Yangtze River. We have killed so many Tatars one after another. They must have been frightened out of their courage. The thing they are most afraid of is that we fight across the Yangtze River." Zhu Han said.
"That's right, the Tatar army in Jiangnan only has ten or twenty thousand people left at most. If we really kill them, they will really be unable to defend themselves." Zhu Yuanzhang said.
"At this time, if we launch a massive offensive and take the opportunity to extort some grain, grass and money from Yuan Ting, and then force them to open waterways for trade, it will be equivalent to turning Jiangnan into our cornucopia!" Zhu Han said.
The wars in the past two years have devastated industry and commerce. All kinds of food, cloth, medicinal materials, porcelain and other materials in short supply in the south of the Yangtze River have no way to be transported and sold to the north.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In the north, there have been years of famine and war. In addition to grabbing a bunch of gold, silver, and copper coins that cannot be eaten or drunk, the rebels are in dire need of all kinds of food, cloth, and necessities.
Even if the rebels like Zhu Yuanzhang and others are well-supplied, they can only guarantee three meals of coarse grains a day.
As for the rebels in the Huaibei area, I heard that they often carried piles of gold, silver and jewelry and went hungry every day to search for food.
"There is food in the south of the Yangtze River and gold and silver in the north. We are in the middle. If trade is opened, we can change our left hand for the right and make money by changing money!" Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly laughed from ear to ear.
"Haha, that's great!"
"It's really wonderful. It turns out that you can take advantage of it without occupying the territory!"
Xu Da, Tang He and others were also excited.
If the food supplies in Jiangnan can be mobilized, more armies can be fed and more elite soldiers can be trained.
"That's right, we can use the money and food from Jiangnan to feed our rebel army in Jiangbei. When we grow stronger, we can go straight to Jiangnan!" Zhu Han said.
"Okay, then let's settle it. Brother, what do you think we should do?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
"It's very simple. We just need to gather all the ships we can find, then raise the flag and rush to the water of the Yangtze River. As long as we scare the officials of the Yuan Dynasty in the south of the Yangtze River, we can open it under any conditions!" Zhu Han
said.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, suddenly thought of a question, and asked immediately.
"Brother, what if the Tatar officials refuse to agree? I mean, what if they are not afraid?"
"Hehe... there is no one who is not afraid of death. We just want the money of the Jiangnan Tatars, but we don't want their lives. How could they not agree?" Zhu Han said with a smile.
Then, Zhu Han heard a joke from his past life and said casually.
"Your life is yours, and your money belongs to the court!"
"As long as you are not a fool, you can't refuse."
When Zhu Yuanzhang and others heard this, they were stunned for a moment, and then they all laughed loudly.
Hahaha!
"That's good, then we have to settle Jiangnan's food and money!"
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand boldly!
Immediately ordered all ministries to repair the captured ships, and then released the news to prepare to go south to attack Jiqing Mansion in Jiangnan!
Wait until everything is arranged, Xu Da, Tang?
??The others all took their respective tasks and left.
Apart from the Marshal's Mansion in Zhouzhou, only brothers Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han were left.
Zhu Han said to Zhu Yuanzhang at this time: "Brother, I want to discuss something with you."
Seeing Zhu Hanshen's mysterious look, Zhu Yuanzhang was a little puzzled.
"Why is it so mysterious?" Zhu Yuanzhang said.
Zhu Han smiled and then said: "Brother, the powerful gentry in Chuzhou rebelled on the battlefield and almost killed me. Do you know this?"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, he had already heard Tang He talk about this.
"Those bitches, haven't they all been put in prison? Tomorrow we will order their heads to be chopped off!" Zhu Yuanzhang said fiercely.
"No, no, that's not what I meant." Zhu Han waved his hands repeatedly.
"Why, don't you want to kill these traitors?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked doubtfully.
"Brother, I have another better way!" Zhu Han said.
"What can be done?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked quickly.
"Fight the local tyrants and divide the land!"
Zhu Han spoke out six words seriously.
"Crack down on the local tyrants and divide their fields? Who are you going to give their property to?" Zhu Yuanzhang had only heard of attacking local tyrants and had never thought about dividing their fields.
Since ancient times, it has always been a matter of course to kill a group of 'masters' and take their fields as your own.
I have never heard of giving the acquired land to others.
