Chapter 94 Chang Yuchun defected to the army, a different 'Queen Ma'
"Chen Baodao!"
Chen Baodao, who was already on standby, quickly stepped out and said, "Sir, the general is here!"
Zhu Han pointed his hand at the huge crowd of people who had just cried out for injustice, and ordered Chen Baodao.
"Take the common people with grievances and lead the elite to capture that former bully for me!"
"Today's stage is the execution ground for killing bullies!"
Suddenly, the people in the audience shouted loudly!
Naturally, Chen Baodao quickly accepted the order, and with the armored soldiers already prepared, led by the common people, he rushed towards the home of the bully Mr. Zeng.
Half an hour later.
A burst of thick black smoke suddenly rose in the distance, and soon the black smoke extinguished again.
After a while, Chen Baodao and others escorted dozens of men with bruises and swollen faces and returned.
"Sir, this is the traitor Zeng Zicheng!"
Before the show started, Zeng Zicheng, the master who was still majestic, was already in a state of disarray.
When Chen Baodao led everyone to the door, Zeng Zicheng still wanted to seal the door and resist. Soon, the angry people carried the guy and knocked open the door. After a search, they finally found the hiding place of the Zeng family in a secret room.
After a lot of fire and smoke, they were forced out.
The fierce public dissatisfaction has already charged him with hundreds of charges.
It can be said to be full of evil.
Zhu Han didn't give him any chance to defend himself, and immediately announced loudly in front of everyone.
"Zeng Zicheng, a tyrant and traitor, collaborated with Tartars to commit evil, oppressed good people, took advantage of others, forced good people into prostitution, and harmed others,,,,,"
"The following is the special order. Zeng Zicheng and his relatives, their lands and houses, will be returned to the government office and redistributed to compensate the victims."
"The Zeng family is full of evil and cannot be allowed to stay. To appease the people, all the Zeng family will be executed immediately."
Zhu Han's words were like a thunderclap, instantly frightening everyone in Zeng Zicheng's bully family out of their wits. Many people were already excreting and urinating, and the whole stage was filled with fishy odor.
The people below were cheering loudly.
Just killing Zeng Zi and becoming a bully is not that serious.
Among the words just now, what Zhu Han said about confiscating the Zeng family's property and then distributing it to the Zeng family's victims was what excited them even more.
Fertile farmland and houses! Compared with vain redress of grievances, it has the effect of winning over people's hearts.
"I'll ask again, if anyone has any grievances, come and tell them!"
Zhu Han shouted again at the end.
"me!"
"Sir, I was wronged too!"
Many people were originally afraid, but now they saw that their land and property were going to be divided, and Zeng Zicheng's family was going to be beheaded, so they had nothing to fear.
After a while, the charges against the bully landlord Zeng Zicheng were increased to hundreds more.
"Sir, I can't write anymore!"
Shi Naian, who temporarily acted as a clerk, looked at Zhu Han with a resentful expression and said.
His wrists were already sore, and the long piece of paper was already full of writing, and there was no room left to write.
"Okay, it's getting late and it's time to carry out the execution."
Zhu Han nodded and waved to Chen Baodao beside him.
"Execution!"
In an instant, the people in the audience stretched their necks and stared at everything on the stage with eyes full of fear, excitement and excitement.
The bully landlord Mr. Zeng and others had already been stripped naked, and they were kneeling on the stage with their fat bodies exposed.
In these days, a pair of clean clothes is a rare asset, not to mention good cloth produced by a bully landlord, so naturally it cannot be wasted with blood.
"Aww! Sir, I was wronged too, please spare my life!"
The bully landlord Zeng Zicheng vomited out the rotten grass and rags stuffed in his mouth at some point and started shouting loudly.
Zhu Han didn't even look at it.
Who cares whether you are a bully or not? Even if some of the charges are exaggerated, you are already dead.
What's more, Zhu Han was even more interested in the fertile land and large houses in the Zeng family.
You bully the landowners and your whole family will be killed. The people who have been allocated the fields will not be able to take it seriously.
"kill!"
Zhu Han seemed to have not heard anything and calmly gave the order.
"As you command!"
Chen Baodao received the order and immediately shouted to the sergeants preparing for the execution.
"cut!"
puff!!
Phew! Phew!
Following a flash of sword light, a puff of blood mist shot straight into the air, and the bloody heads fell to the ground one by one like ripe fruits.
"Long live the Rebels!"
"Long live!"
"Do justice for heaven!"
When the bully Zeng's head fell to the ground, the people let out a loud roar.
The next ten days or so.
More than a dozen opera troupes sent from Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces also learned the new opera. Under the supervision and escort of the Red Scarf Army, they also started touring in towns one by one.
Everywhere I went, the situation was almost the same as in Zengjia Town.
Chen Baodao and Shi Naian, who already had experience, soon became famous in Chuzhou.
The entire gentry and powerful people in Chuzhou were frightened out of their wits.
Each of them had a lot of wrongdoing, and they were all scared to death.
Zhu Han also understood that for the time being, it was not possible to kill all these powerful gentry with one blow. After all, there were still many people who could be used.
Therefore, Zhu Han made a black and white account for each of these powerful and powerful gentry.
The white account refers to their contribution to the rebels or the people. No matter what good deeds they do, as long as they can be verified by the government office, they can be recorded on the white account.
Black accounts are the crimes and misdeeds they carry.
In terms of black and white accounts, once there are more black accounts than red accounts, it is time for liquidation.
If there are many empty accounts, then you can live in peace.
Zhu Han's move instantly took control of the Chuzhou gentry and powerful men.
The generosity of the Chuzhou Rebel Army soon spread to everyone in the neighboring state capital.
After hearing the good news, many fleeing refugees came to Chuzhou desperately.
Amidst the suffering of being displaced, they seemed to see a place of hope.
At the same time, in Yingzhou, Henan.
As the headquarters of the Red Scarf Army, the marshals of the northern branch of the Red Scarf Army have already gathered in Yingzhou.
Just two days ago, under the leadership of the big leader Liu Futong, Zhu Yuanzhang, Mao Gui, Zhima Li, Guo Zixing, Du Zundao and other marshals jointly supported Han Lin'er as emperor, and the country was named Song Dynasty.
It was naturally inappropriate for a man named Han to be the emperor of the Song Dynasty.
Therefore, Liu Futong and others used the previous statement that Han Shantong and his son were descendants of the royal family left by the Song Dynasty. Their real surname was Zhao, so they could naturally be the successors of the Song Dynasty.
When Han Lin'er became the emperor of the Song Dynasty, he immediately took the title of Dragon and Phoenix and called himself the "Little Ming King" because his father Han Shantong once called himself the Ming King from Heaven.
After the restoration of the Song Dynasty, Liu Futong became the actual leader with sole power in the court.
Liu Futong was appointed as the prime minister and also served as the marshal of the world's soldiers and horses.
Zhu Yuanzhang and others were appointed as prime ministers of various provinces and marshals of various marching armies. According to their respective divisions of territory, they each formulated a battle plan to conquer the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty and regain the Song Dynasty.
However, unlike the ambitious mentality of Liu Futong and others, Zhu Yuanzhang was not optimistic about their prospects.
Zhou Dexing, who had been in the Yingzhou Red Scarf Army for more than two months, made Zhu Yuanzhang deepen this idea.
"Chongba, you don't know. The rebels in Yingzhou are completely different from us. They rely on one breath to fight. Once something goes wrong, they will immediately run faster than a rabbit. If this continues, it won't last long.
." Zhou Dexing said.
As a master of explosive hole attack, Zhou Dexing received extraordinary treatment after coming to the Yingzhou Red Turban Army.
Especially after demonstrating the power of two explosive hole attacks, the entire Yingzhou Red Scarf Army, including Liu Futong, were polite to Zhou Dexing and treated him as a distinguished guest!
In this way, Zhou Dexing quickly became involved with the red scarf generals of Yingzhou and gained many friendships and connections, as well as a lot of truth.
After listening to Zhou Dexing's words, Zhu Yuanzhang also deeply agreed.
"They are all the same, and it is impossible for us to persuade them. We just need to run our Dingyuan Chuzhou well after we go back." Zhu Yuanzhang said.
"Then when will we go back?" Zhou Dexing continued to ask.
After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he laughed first.
"Haha, if we want to go back, we can go back anytime. If you want to go back, it's not that simple. Liu Futong is not willing to let him go." Zhu Yuanzhang said.
Since the arrival of Zhou Dexing, the Yingzhou Red Scarf Army has conquered almost every city and can be said to be invincible.
Zhu Han's improved hole attack blasting method, in the current era, almost no city wall can withstand it.
What's more, the plain terrain and soil quality in Henan are even more conducive to hole blasting, which is more efficient than in Huaixi.
Zhou Dexing even regarded the acupuncture blasting method as his special skill. Some key steps were kept strictly confidential and would not be allowed to be learned by others.
Therefore, Liu Futong is now formulating a strategy for the three-way northern expedition to the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. Zhou Dexing's role is crucial, and of course he cannot be allowed to leave.
"Hey, what should I do? How about I go and tell Liu Futong directly? I just want to leave anyway, and he can't stop me!" Zhou Dexing was a little unhappy.
He has a high status in the Yingzhou Red Scarf Army and is treated very well, but he always feels that he is not one of them and still wants to go back.
"Actually, Qi Wu also told us about this matter before we came here." Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.
When Zhou Dexing heard this, he immediately became energetic and asked quickly: "What do you mean by Qi Wu?"
"He asked me to tell you that you don't have to hold on to the method of blasting. If you teach Liu Futong and the others, they will be able to go back smoothly." Zhu Yuanzhang said.
When Zhou Dexing heard this, he immediately shook his head like a rattle and expressed his disagreement very strongly.
"That's not possible. We made this acupoint blasting, how can we teach it to them?" Zhou Dexing said.
"As I said on Qiwu, Liu Futong and the others are friendly forces after all, and they are our barrier to the north. The harder they hit Meng Yuan, the more beneficial it will be to us. If you only rely on Zhou Dexing, how can you be so busy?
"Liu Futong is going to make a three-pronged Northern Expedition, how can you still act like a god and play around with whether he can become a god?" Zhu Yuanzhang said.
Zhou Dexing knew very well the role of the friendly forces of the Red Turban Army.
However, he regarded the technique of point attack and blasting as his most precious possession, so how could he easily teach it to others.
"Having said that, I can't bear to teach them. With this method, we can't conquer any city, so how can we give others an advantage in vain!" Zhou Dexing was still reluctant.
"Actually, we don't think we can teach it to others, but Qiwu said that if he wants Liu Futong and the others to beat up Meng Yuan, they have to teach them, and Qiwu also said that he already has better siege methods.
This method is even more effective than this acupoint blasting method!" Zhu Yuanzhang said.
Zhu Han was always full of wisdom and scheming, so Zhou Dexing naturally believed in these words.
Finally, under Zhu Yuanzhang's persuasion, Zhou Dexing agreed and was willing to teach Liu Futong and others the hole attack and blasting method with all his strength.
After all, Zhu Yuanzhang had already said that Zhu Han's new method was still kept secret. If Zhou Dexing wanted to learn it, he would have to go back and talk about it.
Zhou Dexing was obsessed with going back to learn new siege methods, and he naturally wanted Liu Futong and others to learn about hole attack and blasting immediately, so that he could go back boldly.
Early the next morning.
Zhu Yuanzhang took Zhou Dexing to see the Prime Minister Liu Futong.
As soon as they met Liu Futong, Zhu Yuanzhang explained their purpose of coming, and they were willing to teach him all the acupoint blasting techniques, and asked Liu Futong to send some capable people to learn from Zhou Dexing in the future.
When Liu Futong heard the news, he was immediately overjoyed.
"Brother Zhu, is everything you said true?"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "Generalissimo, we are all brothers, how can we tell lies and deceive others!"
"Hahaha, Brother Zhu, I just know that among so many people, you are the one who knows the general situation best and understands the overall situation! Okay, okay, with this acupoint blasting, the three-way Northern Expedition is half successful!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Liu Futong was overjoyed, and he already believed that it was all his own credit that made Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhou Dexing willing to hand over the hole blasting siege method.
Ever since Zhou Dexing came to Yingzhou, all the generals of the Red Scarf Army were so greedy that their eyes turned red!
No matter how big or strong the city is, as long as it is well protected, it is almost impossible for it to survive three days in Zhou Dexing's hands!
After a loud bang, a city will be captured.
However, Zhou Dexing hid his siege methods more tightly than a bird in his crotch. Liu Futong and other Red Scarf Army generals did not learn how to use them no matter how they tried to induce or plead with them.
Everyone is friendly, so it's not easy to use strong tactics.
Now, Liu Futong has just proclaimed Prince Xiao Ming and restored the banner of "Great Song Dynasty".
Zhu Yuanzhang came to offer the treasure, which shows that he really complied with God's will.
"Okay, Brother Zhu, I, Liu Futong, have already written down your wishes. After we conquer Kaifeng City and return to the old capital, I will ask King Xiao Ming to enfeoff the kings. At that time, brother, I will leave a place for you.
"King of Side by Side!" Liu Futong said with a big smile.
"It's a trivial matter, the Generalissimo doesn't have to be so polite!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said verbally, but in his heart he disagreed with Liu Futong's statement.
Now the Red Scarf Army's forwards have already approached Kaifeng City, and it won't take long before they should be able to break through Kaifeng.
However, there was no main Mongol and Yuan force in Kaifeng, so its capture would not be a great victory.
It's really unseemly to be so anxious to divide the various kings.
"Qiwu has long said that countering the Yuan Dynasty cannot be completed in a day or two. There is no trace of progress in being so anxious to divide the kings. When the time comes, we will not be able to compete with each other in extravagance and depravity." Zhu Yuanzhang thought to himself.
However, these advantages and disadvantages are things for the future.
Zhu Yuanzhang stayed in Yingzhou for a few more days and asked Zhou Dexing to teach the Red Scarf Army generals the acupoint blasting method from beginning to end.
From the precise proportioning of gunpowder, to the resurgence and granulation of gunpowder, to the standard operation of tunnel tapping, and then to gunpowder backfilling and sealing.
It took Zhou Dexing three days and three nights of teaching to completely teach Liu Futong, Mao Gui, Zhima Li and others.
"Haha, with Brother Zhu's Acupoint Explosion, we were able to break into Dadu years ago and sleep on the dragon bed of that bitch Tatar Emperor!" Mao Gui looked at the whole set of words on the Acupoint Explosion in his hand and suddenly became happy.
During this Northern Expedition, Mao Gui was appointed Marshal of the East Route Army and commanded an army of more than 100,000 people from Shandong and then north to Dadu.
The other generals and marshals also expressed their admiration for Zhu Yuanzhang's generous sharing of military skills.
Liu Futong naturally had to express his feelings.
"Brother Zhu, you said before that it was your younger brother who came up with this set of points to defeat the enemy?" Liu Futong said.
"Yes, he has always had some weird abilities!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a proud smile.
"In this case, little brother Zhu Han must also receive a heavy reward! Let's do it this way. You are now the prime minister of Jiangbei Province. Then let your brother be the governor of Jiangnan Province. When Jiangnan is conquered, he will take office immediately.
Okay." Liu Futong smiled.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he immediately sneered in his heart.
Liu Futong's move to give Zhu Han an official title and a higher reward simply had another purpose.
In the Red Scarf Army, rewards for each group are basically only given to marshals, big and small.
In other words, for Zhu Yuanzhang, he was only rewarded with official titles and titles. Zhu Yuanzhang's subordinates were not directly rewarded, but were left to Zhu Yuanzhang to decide on his own.
Liu Futong's move basically wanted to add some sand into it.
However, for Zhu Yuanzhang, this was not a problem at all.
Zhu Han was his most trusted brother, and Liu Futong wanted to use tricks, which was to shoot himself in the foot.
Don’t waste this kind of benefit delivered to your door.
"Thank you very much, Prime Minister. I will thank you on behalf of my younger brother. When Jiangnan is conquered, we will let him become the provincial governor of Jiangnan!" Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly.
Liu Futong did not realize how naive his idea was, but instead thought that Zhu Yuanzhang had fallen into his trap.
"Okay, Brother Zhu, our rebel army is about to prepare for the three-way Northern Expedition. When the time comes, we will need military supplies and your help will be indispensable."
Liu Futong stroked his short beard and said with great dignity.
"Don't worry, Prime Minister. After we return, we can at least send the Prime Minister and his brothers 200,000 shi of food and 300,000 pieces of cloth!" Zhu Yuanzhang said.
For the crusade against the Mongolian Yuan, everyone who has money will contribute money and powerful efforts.
Everyone in the Red Scarf Army knew that Zhu Yuanzhang had just attacked Jiqing Mansion in the south of the Yangtze River. Although it was said that he was "repulsed" by the Meng Yuan Army in the south of the Yangtze River, he had obtained a lot of food.
In addition, Chuzhou is also a good and prosperous place, so the poor Red Scarf Army will naturally ask him for help.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to accumulate wealth, he was unambiguous about the crusade against Bao Yuan.
He had already discussed with Zhu Han to provide some food, grass and baggage to strengthen the Red Scarf Army and hit the Mongolian and Yuan forces in the north harder, so that he could have time to plan for Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
"Haha, Brother Zhu is indeed a happy man! Don't worry, I won't let these grains and cloths go to waste. You will have a share of all the loot captured, and if the other various groceries and treasures captured are sold,
, they will all be resold to you, they are all our own brothers, so just keep the capital, and we won’t take any of the remaining profits!”
Liu Futong saw Zhu Yuanzhang's cheerful attitude and immediately said very generously.
Zhu Yuanzhang was quite satisfied with these responses.
The Red Scarf Army is attacking from all sides in the north, and there will definitely be a lot of loot captured.
Nowadays, the world is in chaos, and there are no rich places that can still trade, except for Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
Zhu Yuanzhang's power was blocked in Jiangbei, so it was naturally the choice of rebels from all walks of life to sell their spoils of war.
Two days later, Liu Futong led various Red Scarf Army generals to issue a formal appeal for Yuan Dynasty in Yingzhou in the name of "Emperor Zhao Lin'er of the Song Dynasty".
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! They not only announced the comeback of the banner of the Song Dynasty, but also established the system of "one prime minister, marshal of all four directions, marshal of all directions, and twelve vanguard generals".
Liu Futong naturally occupies the only position of prime minister, Zhu Yuanzhang is the marshal of the four routes, and the marshal of the military capital of the south route, and the rest, Mao Gui and others, are the other three routes.
For example, Guo Zixing, Zhima Li, Zhao Junyong and others are respectively the Bafang Marshal and the Twelve Pioneer Generals.
At a young age, Zhu Han was named Jiangnan Pioneer General because he was personally appointed by Liu Futong as Pingzhang of Jiangnan Province. He was also one of the twelve pioneer generals.
During this Yingzhou alliance, Zhu Yuanzhang paid a lot and gained a lot.
Using the hole attack and blasting siege method and hundreds of thousands of grain, grass and cloth, I exchanged the largest territory division and the title of two generals. It can be said that I made a lot of money.
Zhu Yuanzhang took his troops and horses with Zhou Dexing and confidently embarked on the journey back to Chuzhou in Jiangbei.
Today, Yingzhou is gone, and from now on it will be an excellent situation for Liu Futong and others to block the knife in the north, while he quietly makes a fortune in the south.
Zhu Yuanzhang led his troops to travel in a hurry. When they set foot on the border of Haozhou, they refused the invitation of the cheap father-in-law Guo Zixing and did not go to Haozhou. Instead, they went all the way back to Dingyuan.
"Father-in-law, if Peng Da and others from Haozhou are still not convinced, there is no need to fall out with them. When the time comes, come to Chuzhou and we can find another site for you."
When Zhu Yuanzhang was leaving, he said to Guo Zixing.
Guo Zixing wanted Zhu Yuanzhang to go to Haozhou because he wanted to use his prestige and strength to suppress Peng Da, Sun Deya and others for him.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that a war in the north was imminent, and did not want the conflicts among the people in Haozhou to deepen.
He had already helped Guo Zixing, but he still couldn't establish his absolute authority, so he might as well find another place and fight would break out among the rebels in the province.
"Guorui, Peng Da and others are drinking and having fun in Haozhou every day, not training troops, and have no intention of preparing for war. If the Mongolian and Yuan army suddenly attacks, Haozhou doesn't know whether it can withstand it. I want to
You go to Haozhou, after all, you are one of the four marshals personally appointed by His Majesty and the Prime Minister, and you can cure them of their slackness." Guo Zixing still didn't give up, and still wanted Zhu Yuanzhang to go to Haozhou to support him.
"I won't go. The three-way Northern Expedition will begin soon. Meng Yuan on the opposite side will be in a panic by then. How can he have time to take care of Haozhou? Even if there is any unexpected situation, we are not far from Dingyuan City.
, they came in three or two days." Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said.
Zhu Yuanzhang no longer had high expectations for Guo Zixing's situation in Haozhou.
No matter how much help is given to him, it will be difficult for him to defeat the various factions within Haozhou.
Zhu Han had already told Zhu Yuanzhang that when necessary, Guo Zixing would have to be given up. Anyway, as long as someone could stand up to the thunder in Haozhou, it would be fine. As for whether it was Guo Zixing or not, it was no longer very important.
"Okay, then go back to Guo Rui first. I'll think about it after some time." Guo Zixing said gloomily.
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately led his army back to Dingyuan southward.
As soon as we entered the realm of Dingyuan, we immediately discovered many different scenes.
A large number of refugees were moving in groups on the road in the direction of Dingyuan. Everyone's face was full of exhaustion and weakness, but their steps were very determined.
The army led by Zhu Yuanzhang rushed past, but they were not afraid.
On the contrary, it was because they saw Zhu Yuanzhang's handsome flag number that everyone showed expressions of surprise.
Many refugees stopped and gathered together in small groups to discuss quietly.
"Look, it's Long Xingjun!"
"Long Xingjun of the Red Scarf Army?"
"Yes, there is another Longxing Army, Generalissimo Zhu Longxing!"
"Zhu Longxing, Zhu Longxing who does justice for heaven!"
"Really? The Zhu Longxing who saved Yang Xiniang and killed Huang Laoxie?"
In an instant, many people in the refugee team were kneeling on the ground, kowtowing in the direction of Zhu Yuanzhang's flag.
Zhu Yuanzhang also discovered this situation and called a soldier over.
"Go and find out what's going on?" Zhu Yuanzhang said.
The soldier immediately turned around and was about to leave, but Zhu Yuanzhang stopped him again.
"Hey, be kind to others." Zhu Yuanzhang said again.
"Obey, Commander!"
The soldiers went away for a while and finally came back to resume their duties.
"How is it?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
"Commander, it turns out that it happened all of a sudden!"
Soon, the soldier told the whole story.
These refugees were all homeless people wandering in nearby prefectures. When they were on the edge of Dingyuan, they met many opera troupes and officers from Chuzhou, Dingyuan.
These theater troupes were performing plays around every day, and they were performing newly compiled operas such as "The Legend of the White-Haired Lady", "The Rooster Crows in the Midnight", "The Legend of the Loyal Hero", etc.
Especially "The Legend of the White-Haired Heroic Girl", I don't know how many refugees were deceived out of sympathy and tears.
These opera troupes and Dingyuan police officers all told the refugees that Marshal Zhu Yuanzhang in Dingyuan and Chuzhou was the "Commander Zhu Longxing" who was doing justice for heaven among them.
As long as you go to Dingyuan, Chuzhou, you will not only be free from the oppression of corrupt officials, bandits, and bullies, but you will also be able to follow the "Longxing Army" to eradicate the evildoers, and live a good life with plenty of food and clothing.
After Zhu Yuanzhang heard the whole story, he immediately laughed.
"Hehe, this must be Qiwu's idea again!"
"Not to mention, we are really convinced in our hearts. Zhu Longxing and Long Xingjun are not just us!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was so happy that he did not expect that without saying a word, he just raised his banner and gained the sincere support of so many refugees.
"These refugees are really miserable. They must have not eaten for several days."
Zhu Yuanzhang carefully looked at the refugees and people around him, and suddenly felt a little unbearable.
He grabbed a soldier and asked him to go down and deliver the order.
"Tell all the troops that they are about to enter Dingyuan City. Each man should leave behind two meals of dry food. The remaining food should be thrown to the roadside for these refugees!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "As you command, Commander!"
The soldiers held their command arrows high and immediately conveyed the order.
Soon, voices shouting military orders could be heard from the rebel army's ranks, which were several miles long.
All the refugees knew the good news. With tears in their eyes, they stopped on both sides of the road and picked up the food thrown by the rebel soldiers on the ground.
The refugees were well-informed and did not find this insulting.
Thousands of troops were marching, and if they stopped to distribute food to the refugees, what kind of chaos would it be?
Therefore, it is the safest behavior to keep marching and leave the food behind.
The refugees who had picked up dry food squatted on the ground and started to eat it.
Cold and hard dry biscuits are already the best delicacy for them.
In particular, this kind of military ration dry biscuit is mixed with a lot of fat and salt, and it is regarded as an excellent delicacy by the refugees.
The more they ate, the more excited they became. Many of them were already in tears, kneeling on the ground and shouting loudly in the direction of Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Shuai Zhu is so benevolent and righteous!"
"Shuai Zhu Gaohou Wandai!"
"Wish the descendants of Marshal Zhu great blessings!"
"Bodhisattva Zhu Dashuai is so kind!"
Amidst the sincere gratitude and blessings from the refugees, not only Zhu Yuanzhang was moved with warmth, but also the tens of millions of rebel soldiers also felt a sense of pride in their hearts.
They were all proud of their commander, and proud of the fact that they had just given up food to help the refugees.
It turns out that an army that does not kill people or set fires can really win the sincere support of the people.
"Okay, the whole army is on the march. If anyone doesn't want to go hungry, get to Dingyuan City before dark!"
Zhu Yuanzhang calmed down and decided to order the trip to be advanced by half a day.
Not long after the order was issued, Zhu Yuanzhang heard a burst of noise behind him.
"Let me go, I want to join the army!"
"I want to see Commander Zhu Longxing with my own eyes!"
The sound was loud and unusual, as penetrating as the roar of a tiger or leopard.
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little surprised.
"What's going on?" Zhu Yuanzhang called a soldier over to check.
The soldiers came back soon and reported, "Commander, there is a strong man with dozens of people who wanted to rush over, but he was stopped by his guards!"
"Oh? They want to join the army?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
"Yes!" said the soldier.
"Even if you are afraid of a bird, bring it here for us to see." Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand.
"Obey, Commander!"
After a while, about twenty thin refugee men were brought over by the soldiers.
The leader was tall and thick. Although he was thin, he had a majestic spirit.
"Are you Commander Zhu Longxing?"
As soon as this person saw Zhu Yuanzhang, he immediately asked loudly.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slightly and said, "We are Zhu Yuanzhang, not Zhu Longxing."
When the strong man heard this, he immediately became happy.
"That's Commander Zhu Longxing, you can't be wrong!"
He waved to the group of refugees behind him and said, "Everyone, please kowtow and join in!"
Immediately, a group of people knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Brother, what are you doing?" Zhu Yuanzhang immediately jumped off his horse and asked.
The strong man knelt on the ground and spoke sincerely.
"Shuai Zhu, to be honest, we just want to join the army. I can lead you a horse!"
"If you surrender to the army, you will surrender to the army. What a man, what are you doing kneeling down?" Zhu Yuanzhang quickly helped them up.
At this time, the strong man in the lead told the whole story with some shame.
This man's name is Chang Yuchun. He is originally from Dingyuan County. He has developed good martial arts skills since he was a child, especially his ability to ride and shoot, making him a rare opponent.
Ever since the Red Scarf Army was launched, Chang Yuchun, who was impoverished and helpless, joined the green forest bandits and lived a happy life of robbing homes and homes.
However, Chang Yuchun soon became disgusted with this little thieves' behavior of bullying good people.
When he heard that there was a rebel army in his hometown of Dingyuan, he left the Green Forest Bandit Group and prepared to return to Dingyuan to join the army.
But the more he inquired, the more confused he became. He heard that the Dingyuan Rebel Army recruits soldiers who basically want people with clean family backgrounds.
If you are a bandit, even if you have a good heart, you are still a thief.
Therefore, as soon as he saw Zhu Yuanzhang's handsome flag today, Chang Yuchun gathered a group of people and mustered up the courage to plead in person.
"It turns out it happened all of a sudden."
After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he looked Chang Yuchun up and down.
He secretly thought in his heart that this man has an upright temperament.
In fact, if he didn't talk about his experience as a thief, not many people would know about it, but he didn't hide it, and he could be called aboveboard.
"Chang Yuchun, let me ask you, when you were a thief, did you ever kill innocent people?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
Chang Yuchun's eyes suddenly widened, he patted his chest and said: "Commander, I, Chang Yuchun, have martial arts skills. I have killed a few people, but they were all other thieves fighting for territory. I have never killed a single commoner. At most,
at most..."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled secretly in his heart, "At most, just say it!"
"At most, it just scared them." Chang Yuchun said.
"Haha, you are still a real man!" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed.
"Great, Marshal, do you agree with me to join the army?" Chang Yuchun looked surprised.
Zhu Yuanzhang was noncommittal, and then continued: "You are not bad in nature, so you are not considered a criminal, but you still have to test your martial arts skills."
Zhu Yuanzhang's Red Scarf Army has always followed the selection rules left by Zhu Han. Guys like Chang Yuchun with unclear experience will generally not be recruited if they don't have extraordinary abilities.
"Commander, I'm going to show off my skills!" Chang Yuchun suddenly became energetic.
He asked Zhu Yuanzhang for a bow and a horse, then rushed a few dozen steps away and began riding and shooting back and forth around a dead old tree.
Bang bang bang!
With several bow string sounds, all the bows and arrows in Chang Yuchun's hand hit the target.
Not only did he hit the target, but several of his shots were shot from left to right on a galloping horse.
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"good!"
"good!"
Zhu Yuanzhang, the rebel soldiers, and the surrounding refugees burst into cheers.
"He is indeed a good man!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed, knowing that he had found a treasure.
With this skill of riding and shooting alone, he can gain a firm foothold in his own bodyguards.
"Commander, can I join the army?"
Chang Yuchun dismounted from his horse and ran over to ask.
"Okay, I will apply for military registration for you immediately when we arrive at Dingyuan City!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.
"Thank you, Marshal!"
Chang Yuchun felt even more happy.
Afterwards, Zhu Yuanzhang took Chang Yuchun with him all the way, and tested his knowledge from time to time.
The more Zhu Yuanzhang listened, the happier he felt.
This Chang Yuchun not only has the ability to ride and shoot, he is also able to master some simple marching combat strategies very well.
Zhu Yuanzhang had served in the army for more than a year, and his vision had already been sharpened. He could tell at a glance that Chang Yuchun was a general given to him by God.
"Well, Chang Yuchun, you don't have to wait until you return to Dingyuan. From today on, you will be a member of our personal army!"
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately kept Chang Yuchun by his side.
The army marched all the way and finally arrived outside Dingyuan City before dark.
Tang He, Li Shanchang and others who stayed behind in Dingyuan saw Zhu Yuanzhang returning with his army and immediately went out to greet him.
"Commander!"
"Commander!"
After not seeing each other for many days, they had accumulated a lot of matters and wanted to report to Zhu Yuanzhang.
"It's getting dark. Let the brothers enter the city quickly. If anything happens, we'll talk about it tomorrow." Zhu Yuanzhang was not in a hurry.
"As you command!"
Tang He and Li Shanchang took over the matter of arranging for the army to enter the city for rest.
Zhu Yuanzhang returned to the mansion as if flying.
The person he wants to see most now is his wife Ma Xiuying.
Ma Xiuying, who was already pregnant, was also happy when she saw Zhu Yuanzhang coming back.
However, she still couldn't help but remind her husband.
"Chongba, you are now the commander-in-chief of the First Army. Tang He and Li Shanchang have a lot of official business to deal with. You shouldn't come back to see your wife and children first. It's not like a man at all."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled honestly and said, "Sister, it's not that we don't know this truth, it's that I feel very uncomfortable when I don't see you!"
When Ma Xiuying heard this, her heart warmed and she leaned on Zhu Yuanzhang's shoulder.
"Then you should feel relieved now that you have seen it. Go find Tang and Li Shanchang quickly. They have been a little anxious these past two days." Ma Xiuying said.
"I'm so anxious, what's going on?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked immediately.
Tang He and Li Shanchang both had something to say just now, but they were sent to tomorrow by themselves.
"Actually, it's not a bad thing. The crackdown on local tyrants to allocate their land to local tyrants started in Chuzhou in the July 5th Five-Year Plan. The hundreds of thousands of refugees in the surrounding area got wind of it and all of them flocked to our Dingyuan and Chuzhou. With the little food and money they had,
and cloth are completely insufficient." Ma Xiuying said.
