Chapter 91: Expelling the Tartars starts by attacking local tyrants and dividing their fields
"Pingzhang, what happened?"
Bolu sat down with a gloomy expression and said to Fan Yao.
"Oh, this is really bad!"
"Pingzhang, what happened?" Fan Yao asked.
"Your Majesty learned that we defeated the red scarf thieves, Long Yan was very happy, and he wanted to give you and me a promotion!" Bolu said.
"Ah? Isn't this a good thing?" Fan Yao was puzzled.
"Not only was he promoted to an official, but he also sent an envoy to summon Lu Deshui, the general manager of Liuhe's thief-defeating capital!" Bolu said.
As soon as these words came out, Fan Yao was immediately confused.
"Pingzhang, who is the general manager of Liuhe's pursuit of thieves, and what is Lu Deshui?" Fan Yao asked quickly.
Bolu looked embarrassed, "When I wrote the memorial to the court, I didn't talk about recruiting strong men to attack the red scarf thieves. I just slightly exaggerated some of the battle conditions and wrote the name of Lu Deshui."
Okay!
Fan Yao already understood that Bolu must have boasted so much in the memorial that he took the upright emperor seriously and actually sent someone to summon the loyal people.
"Pingzhang, is there really Lu Deshui?" Fan Yao asked.
"Yes, yes! However, he is a robber from the waterway near Liuhe, and he is not loyal." Bolu said.
"Oh, that's bad! If the imperial court sends someone here, wouldn't the secret be revealed?" Fan Yao said worriedly.
They gave all their money and food to the red scarf thieves as a redemption fee to buy their lives, and also found some criminal thieves like Lu Deshui to use as fake accounts.
Now that the imperial court has sent envoys, all they need is a confrontation, and all the secrets will be exposed.
"Pingzhang, why did you praise him in the memorial?" Fan Yao asked.
"I just said that Lu Deshui fought against the bandit Zhu Yuanzhang in the quarry. He was invincible. He not only killed hundreds of bandits, but also shot and wounded Zhu Yuanzhang, forcing the bandits to retreat!" Bolu said.
This is Bolu's own selfishness.
He planned to exaggerate his achievements, but as a coach, he had never been on the battlefield. Even though he was a Mongolian noble, he did not understand the specific battles at all. He could only calm down the dramas he heard every day and make up a random battle process.
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Who would have known that Emperor Zhizheng, who was also trapped in the Imperial Palace in Dadu, was also a fan of miscellaneous operas.
As soon as Emperor Zhizheng saw Bolu's memorial, he was immediately attracted by Lu Deshui's bravery.
"Oh! What should we do then!" Fan Yao suddenly panicked.
"How about we send someone to recruit the real Lu Deshui and let him show off?" Bolu said.
Fan Yao thought for a while, but felt that this method was not very good.
Not to mention whether the real criminal thief Lu Deshui was willing to surrender and be rescued, even if he was willing to surrender, the moment he saw the emperor's envoy, his secret would be revealed within a few words.
The Jiangyang thief and Bolu's boasted unparalleled warrior are two different things.
"What can we do!" Beru suddenly wanted to slap himself twice.
Fan Yao thought about it for a long time, but there was no regulation.
"Now that things are like this, let's go find Liu Bowen to discuss a countermeasure!" Fan Yao suddenly said.
The two of them now have great trust in Liu Bowen.
From proposing to lobby the Red Turban rebels to withdraw their troops, to helping them raise food, grass, money, and stabilizing the situation, Liu Bowen failed to do anything.
Chuzhou.
Since returning from Jiqing Mansion in Jiangnan, brothers Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han have completely achieved financial freedom.
One million taels of silver, plus one million stones of grain, and 400,000 pieces of silk cloth.
Zhu Yuanzhang's Red Scarf Army could live without worries about food and clothing for almost two years, and even had a large amount of money to support some scholars who had taken refuge with them as officials to assist him.
In just a few days, the news that deputy commander-in-chief Zhu Han killed the barbarians in Hague and defeated the Yuan army in Chuzhou, and that commander-in-chief Zhu Yuanzhang's 100,000 troops fought in the south of the Yangtze River, had already spread throughout the entire Jiangbei area of Henan.
After hearing this news, a large number of scholars gave up their last hope for the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasty.
"The great vitality has been exhausted, and all the heroes are vying for the throne. It is time for us to make contributions and make a wife and a son!"
This was the long-cherished wish of many scholars, and they came to seek refuge with Zhu Yuanzhang one after another.
Not only scholars, but also many armed forces such as bandits and water bandits on both sides of the Yangtze River came to seek refuge, hoping to rely on the reputation of Longxing Marshal Zhu Yuanzhang.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang followed Zhu Han's suggestion in seeking refuge with these bandits and water bandits.
All robbers and water bandits who take refuge must hand over their troops and retrain and distribute them. They can no longer maintain their original strength. As for the robber and water bandit leaders, they are awarded various official positions and serve in the army of the Generalissimo.
Then lead the army.
Zhu Han has no trust in these green forest bandits and must not let them ruin the reputation of the Red Turban Army.
really.
Once Zhu Han's suggestion was implemented, only a handful of green forest heroes agreed and accepted the Red Scarf Army's reorganization and recruitment. The others went back to their respective families and continued to be their kings of Xiaoyao Mountain.
In less than a month, the entire Chuzhou had cleared away the haze of the previous war, and was now glowing with vitality.
Seeing that the people's morale and the military's morale had been stabilized, Zhu Han began to propose to Zhu Yuanzhang the plan of "attacking the local tyrants and dividing their land."
Using charges such as "tong Meng Yuan", "traitor" and "national scum" to knock down some powerful people who have done evil and hold land, then divide their land among the poor people and establish a new interest group that supports the Red Turban Army.
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Zhu Yuanzhang had already agreed and deeply agreed with Zhu Han's suggestion.
"Brother, we both came from poor backgrounds, and we both hate these bullies and powerful people. If we can really help the poor people stand up, then we can be considered worthy of our dead parents and our own consciences." Zhu Yuanzhang
sighed.
"Brother, what you said is so right. Most of the people in this world are from poor backgrounds. They may not be literate or understand anything, but they are also living people. They also have their own ideas. Who is right?
The poor people know who is good to them and who treats them badly. If we gain their support, it will be much more powerful than recruiting a few scholars to join the army!" Zhu Yong said with a smile.
Zhu Yuanzhang also deeply agreed.
Since we want to divide the land among the local tycoons, it is natural to start with Chuzhou.
Chuzhou tycoon Lu Wendao and others are still in prison. They are all accused of betraying and surrendering to the enemy on the battlefield, so they are ready-made targets.
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Zhu Han was personally responsible for the "attacking local tyrants and dividing their fields" preparations had just begun when Zhu Yuanzhang was about to leave Chuzhou again.
Liu Futong, the leader of the Red Scarf Army in Yingzhou, sent a letter.
"Liu Futong is going to summon the marshals from various ministries to Yingzhou, and plans to elect Xiao Ming Wang Han Lin'er as emperor!" Zhu Yuanzhang said while reading the letter.
When Zhu Han heard this, he was immediately surprised.
"What, Liu Futong found Han Lin'er?"
This is somewhat different from history.
In history, Han Lin'er hid in various places for several years before Liu Futong found her.
"Well, the letter said that it has been found. It seems that it is impossible not to go to Yingzhou." Zhu Yuanzhang said.
Although he is not currently the most powerful and prestigious marshal in the Red Scarf Army, he is definitely one of the strongest in overall strength.
How could Zhu Yuanzhang be missing from such activities as establishing a new emperor?
"Well, of course we have to go. Once Han Lin'er becomes emperor, he will have a rightful name. If we don't go, we won't get many benefits." Zhu Han nodded and said.
They did their best for Liu Futong's Red Scarf Army.
They sent people to deliver good news, food and military pay, and even sent Zhou Dexing, an 'explosion expert', to guide the operations.
Now that Liu Futong has led everyone to support Han Lin'er as the emperor, he will definitely give him a lot of rewards.
If Zhu Yuanzhang didn't go, he would be at a huge disadvantage.
"Then if I go, you won't be in any danger if you stay in Chuzhou, right?" Zhu Yuanzhang said with some worry.
The last time he went north to support the Haozhou Red Scarf Army, Barbarian Hague led his army to sneak attack.
Zhu Yuanzhang was already worried about the safety of his brother Zhu Han.
"Haha, brother, don't worry! Meng Yuan no longer has an organized and powerful army in Jiangnan. I'm afraid even some green forest bandits can't be wiped out. How can he still have the ability to cause trouble? We won't go
It's already good enough to cause trouble for them." Zhu Han said with a smile.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case.
They had just gone to Jiqing Mansion to blackmail Qiufeng. If Meng Yuan had troops in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, how could he agree to their conditions?
"In this case, you will be in charge of Chuzhou's military and political affairs. You will lead three thousand model troops to garrison Chuzhou. We will leave Xu Da and ten thousand troops to garrison Liuhe to guard the door for you!" Zhu Yuanzhang said.
The three thousand new troops under Zhu Han have become famous after the last great victory in Chuzhou.
Zhu Yuanzhang personally ordered it to be named the "Model Army", which meant that all the rebel soldiers would serve as a role model.
"Okay, now that we have these troops, I can boldly start working!" Zhu Han said.
Two days later.
Zhu Yuanzhang led the main force first back to Dingyuan City, and then continued north to Yingzhou to discuss the important matter of supporting the new emperor at the base camp of the Red Turban Army.
Zhu Han personally took charge of Chuzhou again and began his long-planned plan of "attacking the local tyrants and dividing their land."
Chuzhou, Red Scarf Officer’s Office.
Chen Baodao and Hu Yiba, as Zhu Han's two deputies, are reporting to him.
"Deputy Commander, now the evidence of the crimes of Lu Wendao and other traitors has been cleared through trial, and they are all here!" Chen Baodao said.
I saw Chen Baodao wearing a brand new official uniform, looking majestic and majestic, as if he was a completely different person.
"Copy a thousand copies, no, two thousand copies, of all the evidence of the traitors like Lu Wendao, and post them in all the towns and villages inside and outside Chuzhou. I want all the people to see the faces of these gentry scum."
Zhu Han said.
Zhu Han's plan to conquer the rich and divide the land was not only to kill people, but also to kill people's hearts.
It was only natural that Zhu Han wanted to divide their land and property based on his reputation.
In this way, the powerful landowners who support the Red Scarf Army will not be too reactive and fearful.
"As ordered, the general will do it immediately!" Chen Baodao said.
Then, Hu Yiba stepped forward and said.
"Deputy Commander, the number of disabled, old and weak people in the army you asked me to count has already been calculated. Please take a look at it, Deputy Commander!"
After Hu Yiba said this, he took out a letter from his arms.
Zhu Han took it and looked at it, and was quite satisfied.
After several battles, many soldiers in the Red Turban Army were injured and could no longer continue fighting.
Basically, they stayed in Chuzhou, waiting for the distribution of land to make a living.
Zhu Han felt that these wounded veterans were a valuable asset that could not be wasted so easily.
He asked Hu Yiba to count the number of people.
"Hu Yiba, go and call all these people over. I'm going to arrange new errands for them!" Zhu Han said.
"As ordered, Deputy Commander!" Hu Yiba hurried over.
Since we want to divide the land among local tyrants, we must arouse public opinion.
These wounded veterans have already quit the rebel army and are considered the best atmosphere group among the people.
Zhu Han planned to give them some preferential treatment so that they could support and respond to some of the policies of the rebel army, so that they could become the mainstay of the rebel army among the common people.
Destined to be a vigorous campaign to allocate land to local tyrants, it is about to begin in Chuzhou!
Then, he began to order Chen Baodao and others to take the land title deeds confiscated by several powerful men.
Zhu Han has already made preparations in Chuzhou City, and he will soon start to conquer the local tyrants to allocate their fields.
At this time, Xu Da, who was stationed in Liuhe ahead, sent Lu Zhongheng to report the news.
Lu Zhongheng was a good young man who joined the army. He was recommended by Zhu Han to serve under Xu Da and serve as a liaison between Chuzhou and Liuhe.
"Deputy Commander, a man named Liu Bowen came from Liuhe and said he wanted to see the Deputy Commander!" Lu Zhongheng said as soon as he saw Zhu Han.
"Liu Bowen?"
Zhu Han didn't know what he wanted to do when Liu Bowen came to see him at this time.
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"Give me a letter!"
Zhu Han took the letter and opened it to read.
Regarding the secret transactions with the Mengyuan officialdom in Jiangnan, only a few people including Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Han, Xu Da and Tang He knew about it.
The name Liu Bowen is naturally inconspicuous.
"Okay, go back quickly and invite Liu Bowen here." Zhu Han said after reading the letter.
"Yes, Deputy Commander!" Lu Zhongheng said respectfully.
Xu Da did not say the specific reason in the letter, but said that Liu Bowen indeed had important matters and wanted to meet Zhu Han in person.
In this case, Zhu Han waited for Liu Bo to come.
Hurry up and hit the road. In just one day, Liu Bowen arrived in Chuzhou.
As soon as he saw Zhu Han, Liu Bowen, who was tired of life, immediately got straight to the point.
"Deputy Commander, Liu Ji is here to ask for something!" Liu Bowen said.
Zhu Han smiled slightly and invited Liu Bowen into the back hall.
"Sir, I have a sudden visit. I wonder why?" Zhu Han said calmly.
At this time, there was no one else waiting in the room, so Liu Bowen naturally spoke freely.
"Deputy Commander, to be honest, I am here to ask you a favor for Ping Zhang Bolu of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces," Liu Bowen said.
"Oh, what are you begging me for Bolu?" Zhu Han asked.
It turned out that Bolu, in his memorial to the Meng Yuan Emperor, boasted about a great Yuan general named Lu Deshui.
This Lu Deshui was just a braggadocio, but Emperor Meng Yuan admired him so much that he sent someone to summon Lu Deshui to commend him and draw a portrait.
How could Pingzhang Bolu of Jiangsu and Zhejiang let the emperor's envoy see Lu Deshui? That would have completely exposed his secret.
Therefore, Bolu and Fan Yao immediately approached Liu Bowen to find a solution.
The method Liu Bowen came up with is also simple.
Since Emperor Meng Yuan wants to see Lu Deshui, he should find a way to silence Lu Deshui forever.
Anyway, he is just a robber who commits evil crimes, so he will die when he dies.
However, in the report to the Mongolian and Yuan court, it could only be said that Lu Deshui was attacked by the Red Turban Army and died in a fierce battle.
But this Lu Deshui had considerable strength. He had been crossing the waters of the Yangtze River for many years, and he had not five thousand but two thousand soldiers under his command.
The soldiers and horses in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces were almost wiped out by the Red Turban Army. Zhang Shicheng's rebellion in the lower reaches became more and more intense. The remaining troops must guard Jiqing Mansion and cannot go out.
After all the calculations, the only people left who have the strength to eliminate Lu Deshui and others are the Red Scarf Army in Chuzhou, Jiangbei.
After listening to Liu Bowen's words, Zhu Han was speechless for a while.
"Sir, does Bolu really regard me as a friend?" Zhu Han said.
Liu Bowen smiled heartily and said, "Deputy Commander, this means that this is a good thing. Bolu and the others have already separated from the Mongolian and Yuan court. When the rebels move south, they will be able to avoid a lot of trouble."
Zhu Han actually agrees with this statement.
"Well, to be honest, if the feudal officials of the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasty were all people like Bolu, then our wish to expel the Tartars and restore China would be realized faster," Zhu Han said.
"Expel the Tartars and restore China?"
Liu Bowen was instantly shocked by this sentence.
In his heart, he couldn't help but be filled with admiration for Zhu Han.
This is a proper way to have the world in mind!
With such courage, little Chuzhou will never be able to hide the real dragons and tigers of the Zhu Han brothers!
"What the deputy commander said is good! Liu Ji admires it."
"Haha, it's just a casual comment. You don't have to be polite, sir."
"Deputy Marshal, before I came here, Bolu had already said that he would never let the rebels' hard work go in vain. He has already prepared two hundred thousand taels of silver and one hundred thousand stones of food and grass as a reward for you!" Liu Bowen said.
What he said is very consistent with Zhu Han's psychology.
This time, we are helping the Gou Tatars to eliminate hidden dangers, and of course they don’t want to go to waste.
"Let's do this. Two hundred thousand dan in silver and one hundred thousand dan in grain and grass can be regarded as my money and exchanged for iron farm tools of equal value for me in Jiangnan." Zhu Han thought for a moment and said.
Since he was already planning to seize the land from local tycoons, he was naturally preparing to engage in large-scale agricultural production.
Common people had problems eating, and there was no extra money to buy farm tools, so Zhu Han planned to lend new farm tools to farmers who were allocated land to increase production.
The output of the workshops in one city in Chuzhou is limited, so it is really not as enjoyable as purchasing in Jiangnan.
"Okay, this is easy to talk about. I can agree to it for Bolu." Liu Bowen said.
Afterwards, the two people discussed the countermeasures.
According to Zhu Han's request, Meng Yuan's Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces will first send people to recruit Anlu Deshui, offer a lot of initial benefits, find out their details, and then report to Zhu Han.
Finally, Zhu Han led the rebel army to eliminate this group of bandits and water thieves.
After sending Liu Bowen away, Zhu Han found Xu Da in person.
Upon hearing Zhu Han's plan, Xu Da's first reaction was to disagree.
"This is not possible! We are rebels and we want to kill the Tatars. How can we kill for them?" Xu Da shook his head and said.
"Brother Xu, I don't think this matter is inconsistent with our killing of Tatars. That Lu Deshui is a thief who occupies the Yangtze River waterway. Killing people and stealing goods can be said to be a blood debt. When we destroy him, we can also eliminate harm for the people. There are many other things.
The benefits." Zhu Han said.
"Oh, what's the benefit, please tell me first?" After Xu Da calmed down, he decided to listen carefully to Zhu Han's words.
After all, in so many operations, Zhu Han's plans and calculations have never caused the rebels to suffer losses.
"Although we have a naval force now, we lack actual combat. Should we train more troops in order to go south to the south of the Yangtze River in the future?" Zhu Han asked.
Xu Da nodded, "Well, we should indeed train in actual combat."
"Also, we occupy Chuzhou and are close to the Yangtze River Waterway, which is a golden waterway. Whoever controls the water surface of the Yangtze River controls half of Jiangnan, and even half of Jiangxi and Huguang. They all rely on the Yangtze River Waterway. If we
After wiping out Lu Deshui and other bandits, we can successfully become the new masters of the Yangtze River, and collecting toll taxes will be like collecting money for nothing," Zhu Han said.
When Xu Da heard this, he already smiled.
"So that's it! Qiwu, your brain is so useful. Why didn't I think of so many calculations?"
Xu Da readily agreed.
"We control the Yangtze River waterway, and then divide the land of Chuzhou into a rear area as stable as an iron barrel. Then whenever we want to go to the south of the Yangtze River in the future, we can send troops at any time. We don't even need to send troops. We only need to send people.
After a long tour, we can capture Jiangnan!" Zhu Han said.
After hearing the grand blueprint drawn by Zhu Han, Xu Da nodded and agreed without even thinking about it.
Zhu Han and Xu Da left some of their troops behind, and led 3,000 navy troops on warships. They issued a banner to attack Jiqing Mansion in Jiangsu and Zhejiang again, and appeared on the Yangtze River in a mighty manner.
Suddenly, Jiqing Mansion in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, which had just settled down, was in panic again.
In Pingzhang Mansion, Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces.
Liu Bowen is reporting back to Bolu and Fan Yao.
"Your Majesty, the person sent by the lower official sent a reply. Lu Deshui has agreed to recruit people and accepted the official position given by the Lord. He has become the pioneer of the Yuan Dynasty against thieves." Liu Bowen said.
Bolu was happy at first, and then smiled disdainfully.
"This Lu Deshui is just a thief, but I have given him the position of a fourth-grade general. If he refuses to agree, that would be abnormal," Bolu said.
Fan Yao next to him also looked proud, "Not only that, we also gave Lu Deshui 200,000 silver in military pay and 200,000 shi in military rations. Although it didn't reach his hands, everyone in the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces already knew about it.
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Having said this, Bolu and Fan Yao immediately looked at each other and smiled.
That 200,000 yuan of silver and food can be regarded as a reasonable reason!
"Two adults, we just need to wait quietly for the news of Zhu Han's victory." Liu Bowen also laughed.
Bolu picked up the tea cup on the table and said loudly: "In that case, let's drink tea instead of wine and wish the Red Scarf Army an early victory over Lu Deshui!"
"Yes, wipe out Lu Deshui as soon as possible!" Fan Yao also picked up the tea cup and said with a smile.
When Liu Bowen saw such a scene, he felt it was extremely ridiculous.
Two feudal officials from the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties were sincerely wishing the rebel Red Scarf Army to wipe out another group of imperial troops.
This kind of scene is probably rare in a thousand years.
The Yangtze River flows eastward, and lush weeds grow wantonly on the banks of the Yangtze River, blocking many views.
A hidden water village is hidden in a tributary channel on the south bank of the Yangtze River. The dense weeds around it make it difficult for outsiders to detect the water village.
This is the Qingfeng Village of Lu Deshui, the green forest thief who has traversed the Yangtze River waterway for many years.
Oh, now it is no longer Qingfeng Village, but the camp of the thief-defeating vanguard army of the Marshal's Mansion of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces in the Great Yuan Dynasty.
Lu Deshui also transformed into a vanguard general in fighting against thieves in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, and a court official with a fourth-grade salary.
Not only that, the Meng Yuan officials who came to recruit people also announced that they were going to arm their Qingfeng Village with 200,000 taels of silver and 200,000 shi of grain.
Lu Deshui just felt like smoke was coming out of his ancestral graves, and he could still be so promising by robbing homes and houses and blocking roads.
In the Juyi Hall of Qingfeng Village, Lu Deshui was holding a banquet to celebrate the wealth that fell from the sky.
"Come! Drink!"
"drink!"
A group of bandit leaders, big and small, were drinking and feasting happily. They were even happier than during the Chinese New Year.
Lu Deshui also drank a pound of wine in his hand, then took a bite of the sauce meat. His other hand reached into the waistband of Mrs. Yazhai's trousers and rubbed it back and forth, which made Mrs. Yazhai's face turn red and she begged again and again.
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The big and small bandit leaders in the Juyi Hall laughed and made all kinds of obscene remarks.
At this moment, a little guy ran in from the door.
"Master, there is a boat coming on the river!"
As soon as the little guy finished speaking, a wine bowl flew to his head.
Snapped!
Ouch!
The little minion screamed in pain and knelt on the ground in fear.
Lu Deshui looked unhappy, "You bastard! How many times have I told you that there is no big boss? From now on, I will only beg the thief Pioneer Officer, and everyone will call me Pioneer Officer!"
"My little one is wrong, my little one is wrong!" The little one quickly kowtowed and begged for mercy.
"What boat came up the river?" Lu Deshui asked, smelling of alcohol.
"General, Pioneer Officer, there are many ships, they look like warships, I'm afraid there are ships with thousands of people!" said the little guy.
"How many thousands of people?"
Lu Deshui suddenly became agitated, and his head was half sober from the alcohol.
Many of the bandit leaders in Juyi Hall were so frightened that their anus tightened.
"It's broken. Could it be that the officers and soldiers are here?"
"No, boss, hurry up and fight!"
"The officers and soldiers are here, please stop drinking!"
In an instant, the entire Juyi Hall was in chaos.
Snapped!!
A loud slapping sound on the table caused everyone to stop.
Lu Deshui stepped on the table with one foot and shouted angrily.
"A bunch of trash, what a panic!"
"What are the officers and soldiers? I am an officer and army now, so I am afraid of a bird!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone reacted.
Yes, I have been recruited by the imperial court and am now a member of the imperial army. What else do I have to fear from the army?
"Boss, that's not right. What are all these ships doing?" a big boss asked in confusion.
Lu Deshui burped and said slowly.
"What else can you do? Of course you are sending us money and food!"
A few days ago, the dignified official of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces personally agreed to allocate 200,000 taels of silver and 200,000 shi of grain to Lu Deshui and the others as their military recruitment expenses.
Now that so many ships are coming, they must be here to bring money and food.
"Why are you still hanging around? Follow me to greet you!"
Lu Deshui said, kicked away Mrs. Yazhai next to her, and strode out.
"Open the camp gate wide and let the young men come out, ready to move money and food!"
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"Oh, let's go move the money!"
"Split the money!"
Lü Deshui led a group of men, raised the flag of the Yuan Dynasty Jiangzhe Province's vanguard officer in fighting against thieves, and rushed happily towards the opposite fleet.
As the distance between the two sides got closer, Lu Deshui and others discovered some abnormalities.
"That's not right. How come their flag is not the flag of the imperial court?"
"I've never seen it before!"
"It seems to be the sun and moon flag with a red background. Which army of the imperial court has this flag?"
Everyone began to speculate.
When the two sides got close, the fleet on the opposite side actually put on a very strange posture.
They lined up their ships and aimed their ships sideways at Lu Deshui's.
"Opposite me, which way of the imperial court are you brothers?"
Lu Deshui looked confused and climbed onto the mast himself, shouting loudly at the ship on the opposite side.
I saw no one on the opposite boat speaking.
Then, a voice came from the other side.
"We are the Red Turban Army!"
"Kill the violent elements and restore China!"
boom!
Lu Deshui felt his head feel dizzy, and then he felt a wave of fear.
What!
The navy from the Red Scarf Army actually came to kill you, what should you do!?
Lu Deshui and the others were negligent and did not have time to prepare for the war. If they were bitten by the red scarf pirate navy now, they would definitely die.
"It turns out they are rebels. They are in Gelü Deshui. They are willing to join the rebels and kill the Tatars together!"
Lu Deshui shouted loudly and quietly waved his hands, asking the minions below to lower the raised flags of the Meng Yuan army.
Zhu Han, who was on the opposite warship, had already confirmed that the thief opposite was Lu Deshui, and he was playing into his heart.
Zhu Han turned a deaf ear to Lu Deshui's cry to seek refuge.
"How good you are, Lu Deshui, that you can fight to the death and refuse to surrender! What a hero!"
Zhu Han immediately waved his hand and sent a signal to Xu Da and other warships.
"Start the fight!"
Zhu Han shouted loudly, which made Lu Deshui look confused.
"Is this red scarf thief deaf?"
However, before Lu Deshui had time to say these words, he saw clouds of flames and white smoke suddenly erupting from the red scarf thief warship opposite.
boom!
Boom boom!!
Immediately, there was another burst of thunder and roar.
Lu Deshui only felt a pain in his left leg. When he lowered his head, he saw that one leg had disappeared.
Spurting blood flew straight into the air.
Lu Deshui was instantly dropped to the deck of the ship and died completely without even screaming.
With mental arithmetic and unintentional calculations, coupled with the artillery support of the Red Scarf Navy, the water pirates on the opposite side were beaten to pieces in just one round.
Then, following the guide's guidance, he entered Qingfeng Village where this group of water thieves lived.
These water thieves who bully the weak and fear the strong are good at dealing with good people, but when they encounter the fierce Red Turban Army, they are just a bunch of chickens and dogs.
Xu Da even felt that he had won a great victory without even breaking a sweat.
"Qi Wu, the entire village has been wiped out!" Xu Da said with a relaxed look.
"Well, these are some cunning and vicious habitual criminals. We can't keep them here. Let's kill them all."
Zhu Han looked at a group of captured water thieves and said coldly.
Xu Da also nodded and agreed.
They searched and seized a large number of gold, silver, jewelry and women in Qingfeng Village.
Among those gold and silver jewelry, many were gold chains and silver chains worn by babies and children, but they were also stained with blood. One can imagine how ruthless and cruel these water thieves were.
As for those women, they were in indescribable misery and could barely breathe a sigh of relief.
"kill!"
Xu Da gave an order, and the Red Scarf Army soldiers raised their swords one by one and killed all the water thieves without hesitation.
Zhu Han had no mercy for these scum.
After the killing was over, a man in silk robes walked up behind Zhu Han.
"How's it going? You've seen it, right?" Zhu Han turned his head and said with a smile.
This man was in his thirties and was a confidant of Zhang Bolu, Pingzhang Bolu, Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces of Meng Yuan Dynasty. This time he served as Zhu Han's marching guide.
Of course, by the way, I also want to verify with my own eyes whether the disaster of Lu Deshui has been solved.
"Everyone has seen it, the Red Scarf Army is really mighty!" The man said with a smile.
It was like chopping melons and vegetables. In less than two hours, the water thieves who had been roaming the Yangtze River for many years were wiped out.
"Haha, this is Lu Deshui's head. You can take it back."
Zhu Han said, throwing a burden on this man, which frightened him and made him nervous.
"After you go back, don't forget to tell your family Pingzhang that the delivery time we agreed on must not be delayed. Otherwise, I will be angry, and the consequences will be serious." Zhu Han said with a smile.
"I don't dare, I don't dare. After I go back, I will definitely remind my Lord Pingzhang!"
After everything was settled, Zhu Han gave the man a captured horse and asked him to return to life with Lu Deshui's head.
"Qiwu, what should we do with these women?"
Xu Da suddenly ran over and asked.
In the entire Qingfeng Village, almost more than a hundred women were rescued.
They were all plundered by water thieves like Lu Deshui, and they were all poor people.
"Ask them, if anyone wants to go home, give them some money as travel expenses and let them go," Zhu Han said.
Unexpectedly, after some inquiries, no woman was willing to leave.
It's not that they don't want to go home, it's really hard to go back home.
Not to mention the humiliation suffered by the bandits and water thieves, and how to endure it after returning, there are just various dangers on the road, which cannot be solved by a few women traveling together.
"Then let's do this. You all will go back to Chuzhou with us. When we get there, we will find a way to contact your families. If you want to go back, we will let you go. If you don't want to leave, we will give you a home when the time comes."
Zhu Han looked at these poor women and could only take them back.
The group of women below all knelt down and thanked her, crying and shouting.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zhu Han couldn't bear it, so he just didn't look past it.
The Red Scarf Army wiped out the water thieves in Qingfeng Village, and naturally returned victoriously with thunderous drums and drums.
While declaring their control over the Yangtze River waterway, they displayed the captured banner of "Guan Lu, the Pioneer of Anti-Thieves in the Jiangzhe Province of the Yuan Dynasty" to the surrounding common people and business travelers.
Anyway, Lu Deshui's identity was a Meng Yuan general, which was another great victory for the Red Scarf Army.
but.
For Jiqing Prefecture, the Red Scarf Army's invasion was noisy.
It was really unpredictable to just kill Lu Deshui, a vanguard officer who attacked thieves, and then go back in a hurry.
However, ordinary people cannot understand that Pingzhang Bolu and others from Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces are from a clean background.
"Haha, this Zhu Han is young, decisive and trustworthy. He can be regarded as a young hero." Bolu said with a happy smile.
Fan Yao on the side also smiled and said: "Lu Deshui is dead. Even if the imperial envoy comes, there is no way to verify anything. We can sit back and relax again."
In fact, not only can you sit back and relax, but you should also be happy.
Because Bolu had received the news from the capital, Emperor Tuohuan Timur of the Yuan Dynasty had decided to confer an official title on Bolu, granting him the title of Marquis of Jiading and enjoying the treatment of ten thousand households.
As for Fan Yao, who was born as a Han in the north, he was promoted from being a political advisor to Zuocheng of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.
Liu Bowen, who was jointly recommended by the two of them, also won the position of political governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.
After some operations, it can be said that all three of them have become prosperous.
"My lords, even if Lu Deshui is dead and the imperial envoy comes, we must be careful in dealing with it. Otherwise, if there are any mistakes, all the previous achievements may be wasted."
Liu Bowen reminded kindly from the side.
If these two idiots can continue to hold official positions in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, it is the best choice for the Red Turban Army.
"Yes, we do have to be more careful. Let's start from tomorrow. We will immediately send people to investigate. As soon as there is any news about the imperial envoy, we will report back immediately!" Bolu ordered.
"Don't worry, sir, I have already made arrangements!" Fan Yao said.
However, Liu Bowen was not very relieved.
Just listen to Liu Bowen continue to say: "Two adults, haven't you heard?"
Both Bolu and Fan Yao looked confused.
"Brother Bowen, what did you hear?"
"Yeah, what's the matter?"
Liu Bowen lowered his voice and said to Bolu and Fan Yao.
"My lords, I have recently heard that several officials from the feudal clan have been inquiring about the last retreat of the red scarf bandits, as well as the incoming and outgoing situation of the one million taels of silver and grain."
"What!!"
When he said this, both Bolu and Fan Yao were shocked.
They all understood what was going on with the one million taels of silver and one million stones of grain last time.
Regarding the memorials to the imperial court, they said they were used to recruit loyal soldiers and horses, but in fact they were given to the Red Turban Army.
If this matter is revealed, Bolu and Fan Yao will definitely be killed.
