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Chapter 101 The Great Yuan Emperor, the Royal Conquest!Dayuan International Students! ? [Thousand wo
Chapter 101 The Great Yuan Emperor, the Royal Conquest!Dayuan International Students! ? [Thousand words for follow-up reading]
Zhizheng 12 years, November.
Emperor Dayuan Tuo Huan Tie Mu'er issued an edict to lead an army of one million imperial troops to conquer Huainan in person, with the intention of completely eradicating the two red scarf thieves Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Shicheng who blocked the traffic between the south and the north of the river.
Following the release of the imperial conquest edict, several subsequent edicts were also issued in secret.
Among them, Tuotuo issued an edict to the prime minister who was fighting in Gaoyou, asking Tuotuo to besiege Zhang Shicheng in Gaoyou and Zhu Yuanzhang in Wulonghe, but he was determined not to launch a general attack to eliminate the thieves, and he had to wait until the Emperor Dayuan came to harvest in person. The fruits of these two victories.
In addition, an edict was issued to Pingzhang Bolu of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces and Pingzhangji of Jiangxi Province, so that they must be prepared to welcome the Emperor Dayuan at any time after he wiped out the Jiangbei Red Turbans and sent a large amount of food and grass to reward the army. In addition, Emperor Tuo Huan Timur of the Yuan Dynasty will also cross the south of the Yangtze River to make a tour, restore the water transport, sea transport, and salt officials on the two rivers, and finally transport the taxes owed for more than a year to Dadu.
As for the edict to mobilize elite soldiers to escort the northern provinces, that is even more indispensable.
As soon as the news of Emperor Dayuan's imperial conquest came out, the world immediately shook!
. . . .
Henan, Zhuxian Town.
The generals of the Red Scarf Army gathered together, under the leadership of Liu Futong, surrounded by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty "Zhao" Lin'er to discuss military plans in the central army tent.
"Hey! The Tartars and the puppet emperors are personally marching. It seems that the Tartars still have the confidence. Our Bianliang will not be able to take it down for a while!"
Prime Minister Liu Futong said with a sigh.
Mr. Guan, Mao Gui, Po Tou Pan and other generals in the audience also nodded frequently when they heard the words.
The Red Scarf Army started in autumn and marched northward from Yingzhou to Bianliang all the way. They originally planned to attack Bianliang three times northward to Mengyuan.
However, they did not expect that in the battle of Bianliang, Meng Yuan would emerge several strong generals, such as Chahan Timur, Li Siqi and other regiment generals, so that the Red Turban Army could not make any progress under the city of Bianliang.
Even the acupoint attack and blasting method Zhu Han taught them could not be used at all, because these Mongolian Yuan soldiers did not defend the city, but took the initiative to attack many times, making it impossible for the Red Scarf Army to form an effective acupoint attack, let alone What blew up.
Seeing that more and more food and grass were being consumed, the Red Turban Army took the initiative to retreat to Zhuxian Town, south of Bianliang, and began to discuss countermeasures.
At this time, the news came that Emperor Meng Yuan was preparing to go on a personal conquest. Liu Futong immediately planned to go down the slope and return to Yingzhou first, and wait until the spring of next year.
"Prime Minister, if Bianliang City is not taken down, won't our three-way Northern Expedition be in vain?"
Song Emperor 'Zhao' Lin'er, who was sitting on a tiger-skin chair, asked.
Liu Futong cupped his hands respectfully. "Your Majesty, there is nothing I can do. Zhu Yuanzhang may not be able to resist the emperor's personal expedition to Jiangbei. Our army may not take Bianliang or the Northern Expedition, but we must not allow the Tartars to take back Jiangbei!"
'Zhao' Lin'er's father, Han Shantong, died in the hands of the Mongols. Naturally, he wanted to go to Dadu immediately and avenge his father.
He is only 13 years old and has no experience. If Liu Futong hadn't helped and protected him, he would still be herding sheep in the ravine.
However, Liu Futong's attitude was respectful, and he didn't mean to belittle the little emperor at all.
"Your Majesty, the taxation, grain and grass in the south of the Yangtze River all depend on the transportation of rivers and seas. Once Zhu Yuanzhang in the north of the Jiangnan is defeated, the Tartars will be able to continuously transport the grain and grass from the south of the Yangtze River to the north to support millions of soldiers and horses. We will be in danger. Although our army has not taken Bianliang now, the Tartars there are already powerless to attack, as long as our army defends Jiangbei, we can find a chance to start over again, and the army is fighting for the front, not caring about the momentary gain or loss!" Liu Futong said patiently.
After hearing this, Zhao Lin'er also felt that it made sense, so she nodded and said, "What the prime minister said must make sense. I hope that the prime minister and the big guys don't forget to avenge my father!"
Liu Futong cupped his hands again. "Don't worry, Your Majesty, we will never forget the vengeance of the former emperor. When we hold Jiangbei and let the Tartar emperor retreat to the capital, we will march northward and capture that dog Tartar alive!"
"Okay, that's very good. If anyone can capture Emperor Goutar alive, I'll make him the King of One Word!" Great Song Emperor 'Zhao' Lin'er said excitedly.
When Liu Futong heard this, he couldn't help rolling his eyes, and the rest of the generals also looked like they were holding back their smiles when they heard the words.
"Hey, Lin'er, I've been watching too many dramas lately, so where's the word side by side king?" Liu Futong complained secretly.
Since there was no hope of capturing Bianliang, the Red Turban Army immediately pulled out their camp and returned to Yingzhou, and the huge Zhuxian Town was soon relocated.
Hedgehog gathered more than [-] troops in Bianliang, and it took two days to find out the information about the retreat of the Red Turban Army.
All of a sudden, there were cheers inside and outside Bianliang City.
Pingzhang Temur of Henan Province immediately played the emperor Tuo Huan Timur, claiming that "thanks to the supernatural power of the emperor, the thieves fled watching the wind, and the minister led the army to chase and kill for thirty miles, and captured countless".
Tuo Huan Timur, the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, who got the performance, was so happy that his mouth almost crooked.
Under the relay praise of Ha Ma and others, Tuo Huan Timur is even more convinced of the power of his own imperial conquest.
Several Mongolian nobles wrote to dissuade him from conquest, and they were immediately severely punished.
"My prestige is that the thieves will collapse upon hearing the news. If they personally conquer Huainan, why worry about the world being injustice and the thieves will not be destroyed. If you dare to stop me again, you will be punished as thieves!"
Tuo Huan Timur's harshly worded edict made the Mongolian and Yuan ministers dare not have any opinions.
Especially for the imperial conquest, Emperor Tuohuan Timur ordered the 11-year-old crown prince Aiyou to stay in Dadu Jianguo.
In this way, the crown prince's biological mother, Empress Qi, united a group of ministers to make a big fuss about the emperor's personal conquest, and also urgently mobilized [-] elite soldiers from Liaoyang Province and the Koryo area, lest the emperor's personal conquest would not be possible.
"I want to go to the imperial conquest personally. If I don't wipe out the red scarf bandit Zhu brothers, I swear I won't return to Beijing!"
. . .
When Tuo Huan Timur's edict spread to Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, Pingzhang Bolu, Fan Yao and other confidant officials in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces were immediately terrified.
For two days in a row, Bolu didn't think about eating and drinking, thinking hard about countermeasures.
Because in the imperial edict, Emperor Meng Yuan had expressed his determination to wipe out Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Shicheng, rebuild the Yanguan, and rectify the tax and tax arrears in the south of the Yangtze River.
Each of these can take Bolu's life, not only his own life, but also his whole family who stayed in Dadu, I am afraid they will not be able to survive.
Today, when Liu Bowen came back from inspecting Zhedong's defense, Bo Lu and Fan Yao couldn't wait to find Liu Bowen to discuss countermeasures.
"The princes of the imperial court are all wine bags and rice bags. Why don't you stop His Majesty's royal conquest, the soldiers are fierce and the battle is dangerous, if the dragon's body is injured, what can be done!" Bolu shouted angrily.
Liu Bowen was on the side, and he already knew what Bolu and others were thinking.
Emperor Tuohuan Timur could not come to Jiangnan no matter what. Once he came to Jiangnan, the shitty things Bolu and Fan Yao did would definitely be exposed.
Once exposed, the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces will be a bloodbath.
In particular, once Emperor Meng Yuan was able to come to Jiangnan, it meant that the Red Scarf Army in Jiangbei must have been defeated.
"My lord, the princes of the imperial court dare not advise on this matter. We must advise. My lord should write to His Majesty as soon as possible to dissuade the imperial conquest." Liu Bowen said.
Bolu shook his head and sighed, "It doesn't work. I've written the letter twice, but I've been reprimanded. If I write another letter to remonstrate, I'm afraid Your Majesty will suspect that we have other purposes."
Fan Yao also said from the side: "Berwen, you are resourceful and resourceful, hurry up and find a way for us, otherwise once His Majesty leads the army to arrive, you and I will be prisoners!"
Liu Bowen frowned upon hearing this.
When he was in eastern Zhejiang, he had already heard rumors that Emperor Meng Yuan was going south, and he had already prepared for the worst.
Liu Bowen pondered for a while, and then said: "Now Tuotuo's hundreds of thousands of troops are surrounding Gaoyou, and Timur's hundreds of thousands of troops are stationed at Wulonghe. Both Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Shicheng are in trouble. I am afraid it will be difficult."
As soon as they heard what Liu Bowen said, Bo Lu and Fan Yao broke out in sweat on the spot.
"Berwyn, if it wasn't so dangerous, we wouldn't be in such a hurry to let you back." Bolu said.
"That's right, Bowen, think about it again, how can His Majesty take back his order and not come to Jiangnan?" Fan Yao said anxiously.
Facing Bolu and Fan Yao's entreaties, Liu Bowen thought for a while before speaking.
"My lords, the current situation is unclear. If Liu Ji talks empty words here, it will only cause bad things. Why don't you let me go to Chuzhou overnight to find out the actual situation in Jiangbei!"
When Bolu and Fan Yao heard the words, they immediately nodded.
The Mongolian and Yuan army in Jiangbei are all under the control of Tuotuo, but Tuotuo is already suspicious of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, and Bolu and others can't find any information at all.
For all the orders and dispatches of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Tuotuo had no other communication except urging the formation of a navy to deliver military supplies.
Time was running out, and Liu Bowen didn't even bother to go back home, so he immediately disguised himself and took Bolu and Fan Yao's two confidantes to Chuzhou by boat.
Although Jiangbei was raging, the Red Scarf Army still firmly controlled the shipping in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
After Liu Bowen and his ship left the vicinity of Jiqing, they immediately hung up the signal flag given by the Red Turban Army, and arrived at Chuzhou unimpeded along the way.
As soon as they entered the border of Chuzhou, they were led into the city by special soldiers of the Red Turban Army.
Shi Naian, who stayed behind in Chuzhou, immediately received Liu Bowen.
"Berwen, you came here overnight, what's the matter?" Shi Naian asked.
Seeing two strangers following behind Liu Bowen, he asked in a deliberately indifferent tone.
Liu Bowen didn't care about the politeness, and immediately introduced the two people behind him to Shi Naian.
Upon hearing that these two people were Bolu and Fan Yao's confidantes, Shi Naian immediately felt relieved.
That being the case, it means that there is no change in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, it must be for other things.
After several people were seated, Liu Bowen immediately asked.
"Brother Shi, do you know where the deputy commander is now?"
Shi Naian pondered for a while, not knowing how to answer, after all, it is not easy to speak rashly about important military affairs.
"Oh, Brother Shi, don't worry about it. Now that Emperor Meng Yuan is going to conquer the south of the Yangtze River, you and I are on the same boat, so what are you worried about!" Liu Bowen was a little anxious.
"Well, to be honest, the deputy commander-in-chief is now in Wulonghe!" Shi Naian said.
"Send me to see the deputy marshal and marshal!" Liu Bowen said.
"What, this is not acceptable." Shi Naian was a little reluctant.
From the military orders and information sent from the front, Shi Naian knew that Wulonghe was in a tense confrontation ahead, and Timur suffered a defeat first, and was dragged in Wulonghe, and another ten and a half days The moon can trap them to death.
Zhu Yuanzhang's military orders were urged almost three times a day, so that Chuzhou and Dingyuan evacuated the grain depots to support the front.
At such a critical time, Shi Naian felt that it was extremely inappropriate for Liu Bowen to take two Mongolian officials to the front line.
"The front line is an important place for military aircraft. If you want to go, Bowen, you need to ask the deputy marshal and marshal first." Shi Naian said.
Liu Bowen had no choice but to wait for Shi Naian to send someone six hundred miles to rush to deliver the letter.
When Shi Naian sent someone to deliver the letter, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han were also discussing the matter of Emperor Meng Yuan's upcoming imperial conquest.
"This dog emperor, I heard that he hugs women every day to eat, drink and play, but he never thought he would have the courage to come to the imperial conquest." Zhu Yuanzhang said helplessly.
If the Emperor Meng Yuan had personally marched, he would have brought tens of thousands of soldiers and horses with him.
Now they drag Yexian Timur to the Wulong River, just waiting for their food and grass to be exhausted and eat them before they can turn eastward to rescue Zhang Shicheng in Gaoyou.
Now, the Emperor Meng Yuan suddenly wanted to drive his own conquest, so they might have no way to rescue Gaoyou.
"After all, he is a descendant of the ruthless Temujin, so he still has a bit of blood. What's more, I guess he expected to win the Jiangbei battle, so he had the courage to come out and fight in person." Zhu Han laughed.
"Brother, what do you think we should do? The Emperor Dog Tartar came with an army, and we just watched Zhang Shicheng get stripped to death?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
For Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhang Shicheng or Wang Shicheng, it doesn't matter.
However, Gaoyou's salt industry has given them a huge taste of sweetness. Once Zhang Shicheng is defeated, it will be the loss of the largest source of income today.
Moreover, once Gaoyou falls into the hands of the Yuan army, the situation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces will inevitably have huge ups and downs. There are many remnants of the shipbuilding workshops built by Mongolian Yuan officials in the Yangzhou area, and it is not difficult to restore a navy.
"Gao You, you can move your whole body with one hair! There must be no mistakes, but I haven't thought about how to deal with the emperor's personal conquest." Zhu Han said helplessly.
He had already murmured in his heart that Tuo Huan Timur, the last emperor of the Mongol and Yuan Dynasties in history, was a famous faint king.
What about eating, drinking, and having fun, what about the Western Regions demon monk's housework, what about the magic dance of the sixteen heavens, and what government orders do not come out of Dadu, they are all clearly recorded in history.
How can you come to the imperial conquest?
How did you come to the imperial conquest?
Zhu Han has never figured out what went wrong in the direction of history.
The two thought hard, but they couldn't find a good plan.
In the early morning of the next day, the two of Zhu Han received a report from the guards, saying that Shi Naian from Chuzhou sent an urgent report.
After seeing the letter, Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang were immediately pleasantly surprised.
He smiled and said to his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang, "Great, I thought of a good way to deal with this dog emperor!"
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately widened his eyes and asked with surprise.
"Tell me, what is the solution?"
Zhu Han raised the letter in his hand. "Let Liu Bowen, oh, no, it should be Bolu and the others, help us catch the thief first and the king first!"
"Capture the thief first?" Zhu Yuanzhang was full of doubts.
. . . .
Liu Bowen and the envoys sent by the two Bolu and Fanyao arrived at Wulong River at a speed of six hundred miles under the escort of the guards of the Red Turban Army.
As soon as they came to the battle line, the three of Liu Bowen were shocked by the scene in front of them.
On the huge wilderness, there are vertical and horizontal ditches and low walls, and densely packed spikes and horses are layered on top of each other.
The trenches and other obstacles stretching for dozens of miles blocked the army of more than [-] yuan on the bank of the Wulong River.
Even so, tens of thousands of Han peasants continued to build fortifications despite the severe cold. They weaved wooden strips and straw into frames, filled them with soil and other sundries, and finally stacked them up layer by layer. A low wall one person high was built.
Liu Bowen was already extremely shocked.
"Brother Zhu, could it be that he was born with the talent of a general? To be able to make the people willing to brave the wind and snow, and use this wonderful method to trap Yexian Timur's army of more than [-], if it is not a natural talent, I am afraid it is hard to imagine Who did you learn from!"
but.
The shock in Liu Bowen's heart was immediately swept away by another even bigger shock after seeing Zhu Han.
After meeting, the two parties didn't even care about being polite, and immediately went straight to the point.
After listening to Liu Bowen's narration, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han looked at each other before speaking calmly.
"Sir, we already understand what you mean. In other words, Bolu and the others don't want their emperor to go to the south of the Yangtze River, or even to Gaoyou, right?"
After listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's words, before Liu Bowen answered, the two accompanying envoys had already answered first.
"That's right, my master explained it like this!"
"Yes!"
Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang looked at each other and smiled, then continued.
"Okay, since that's the case, then we can help you guys and prevent Tuohuan Timur from coming to Huainan!"
The two were overjoyed when they saw this, they were both Bolu and Fanyao's confidantes, naturally they put their own masters first, whatever the Mongol Khan or the Great Yuan Emperor had to stand back.
Zhu Han took the conversation and continued talking to them.
"However, if you want us to help, you must provide us with something!"
"Deputy Marshal, what do you want? Food, money, or cotton cloth?" Liu Bowen asked curiously.
He didn't expect Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han brothers to agree to help so readily.
Liu Bowen hadn't figured out yet how the Zhu brothers wanted to solve this problem.
Zhu Han smiled slightly, and began to count down the things he wanted with his fingers.
"I want [-] pieces of military uniforms of your Dayuan officers and soldiers and a flag and command drum. They must be brand new!"
"Three thousand horses will be delivered here within ten days!"
"We also need to know the number of soldiers accompanying Emperor Meng Yuan, the route of travel and the exact schedule of the march!"
After hearing Zhu Han's request, Liu Bowen's face changed drastically, and he already guessed what Zhu Han wanted to do!
Liu Bowen is known as the Zhuge Liang of the present age, so naturally he immediately guessed Zhu Han's purpose for wanting these things.
After some explanations, the three of Liu Bowen finally remembered all the requirements firmly.
Especially the two confidantes, Bo Lu and Fan Yao, expressed without any psychological burden that they would guarantee that the master would agree to the conditions of Zhu Han brothers, no matter what method, as long as they could stop Emperor Meng Yuan's footsteps.
Since they cooperated so happily, Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang felt half reassured in their hearts.
"Don't worry, we can swear to the bright moon and stars tonight that we will never let your emperor see the Yangtze River!" Zhu Han laughed.
The three of Liu Bowen got what they wanted, and they didn't care about any fatigue and rest, so they set off overnight and rushed all the way back to Jiqing to return to their orders.
After the three of them left, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han discussed again.
"If you want to get rid of the dog tartar emperor, you have to get rid of Timur and other people first!" Zhu Han said.
"We think it's almost time to close the net!"
Zhu Yuanzhang rubbed his hands, looking happy and excited.
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the climate was relatively cold, and the Huainan area was snowed and frozen.
Zhu Han and the others mobilized the surrounding people to build a ditch and a low wall to encircle them. After the heavy snowfall, Timur and the others were already unable to escape.
After two failed attempts to break through the siege, Timur had already run out of military supplies, and even his mounts were almost exhausted.
Zhu Han reckoned that those Yuan troops had been out of work for two or three days.
"That's right, it's the twelfth lunar month in a blink of an eye, so we can't wait any longer. It's time to close the net." Zhu Han also laughed.
Yexian Timur, who had been besieged for nearly a month, was already scorched and sunken, and looked haggard and waiting to die.
"My lord, there was a fight in the army and seven or eight people died, what should I do?"
A Yuan army general with a sallow complexion walked into the Chinese army tent and asked.
First Timur didn't raise his head, he took a bite of the dry and hard horse meat, and then he asked, "Who died?"
"Several Semu people." Yuan Jun general said.
"Scrambling to eat and eat to death?" Yexian Timur asked.
"Yes!"
"Just die, don't worry about him." Yexian Timur said indifferently.
After the previous incident of the Yuan army's signing of the army riots, tens of thousands of Han soldiers fled, and now most of the army are hardcore traitor soldiers and Semu soldiers.
The Mongolian great princes bullied them, even if they bullied them to death, they wouldn't care.
He is now a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, and he cannot protect himself.
The army had been out of food for three days, but they couldn't break through the low walls of the trenches of the red scarves, so they could only wait for a turnaround here.
but.
First of all, even if Timur wanted to shrink back, it quickly became a luxury.
Yinshi the next day, early morning.
Most of the soldiers of the Yuan army endured the cold and hunger all night, and finally fell asleep. Suddenly, they heard the roar of drums and cannons and the screams of killing in the night sky.
"Kill!"
"Kill the Tartars!"
boom!
Boom!
From time to time, there were wailing and screams in the Yuan army camp.
Also first Timur wrapped in a big robe and rushed out of the camp.
"what happened!?"
"My lord, it's not good, the red scarf thief is going to attack!"
Several soldiers shouted in horror.
First, Timur saw that under the dark night sky, the Yuan army camp was already in chaos.
The soldiers of the Yuan army who had been starving for several days had no strength at all to organize a counterattack. They had no other actions other than running around in panic.
boom!
Suddenly, with a loud noise, the gate of the Yuan army camp was smashed to pieces by a cannonball.
Also first Timur was shocked when he saw this, he didn't expect that the most solidly protected camp gate would be blasted open by the red scarf thieves so quickly.
"Quick! Fire up our big guns and beat the thieves hard!"
"Go!"
Under Yexian Timur's supervision, the Yuan army finally restored some order.
However, in the eyes of Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang, all this is already a desperate situation, and there is nothing to be afraid of.
"Haha, brother, your cannon is so well made! Such a solid camp gate burst open in a few blows!"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the broken gate of the Yuan army camp in the distance, and said loudly happily.
At this time, several twelve-pound bronze cannons of the Red Turban Army were still bombarding the Yuan army camp violently.
This nearly [-]-jin bronze cannon is already the pinnacle of the front-loading cannon. Not only is it only half the weight of a cannon of the same power, but it is also equipped with the cannon carriage specially made by Zhu Han. Fragmented.
"It's still not accurate. If the training is better, the results should be even better now!"
Zhu Han saw the Yuan army camp in front of him. Some of the broken camp walls were broken from the upper half, which was very unfavorable for the red scarf army to attack.
The best outcome would naturally be to uproot the enemy's camp and allow the infantry to enter the camp unhindered.
boom!
Suddenly, there was a roar from the Yuan army.
The hundreds of artillery carried by the Yuan army also launched a counterattack.
However, these most primitive artillery were not only too small in caliber and powerful, but also inflexible in movement. They were quickly destroyed one by one by the large and small artillery of the Red Turban Army taking advantage of their range.
When the sky brightened, the entire Yuan army camp was already in a mess.
There are as many as twenty or thirty large and small gaps.
"Brother, it's time!" Zhu Han said looking into the distance.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded solemnly, then rode out and came to the front of the whole army.
I saw him pointing at the Yuan army camp in front of him, and shouted loudly.
"Brothers, it's time to make meritorious deeds!"
"Kill the Tartars and grab military merit!"
"Kill the thief!"
One person shouted, and the crowd responded.
Immediately, the entire Red Scarf Army formation was boiling.
"Kill the thief!"
"Kill the thief!"
The murderous aura that shot straight into the sky immediately caused the Yuan army on the opposite side to fall into a great panic.
Also first Timur is still doing the final struggle.
"Elite soldiers, all go to block the gap!"
"Tori doesn't spend, you gather your troops and horses and prepare to flank the thieves!"
With a series of orders issued, the Yuan army is ready for the final battle.
but.
The elite soldiers they used to deploy on the gap did not play any role.
Because the artillery of the Red Scarf Army moved forward with the infantry, aiming at the gap in front and launched a violent shotgun bombardment.
boom!
The gushing iron balls tore apart the elite Mongolian elites who were wearing strong and persistent clothes.
A tragic wail sounded in the camp, and the soldiers of the Yuan army, who had been hungry for several days, could no longer hold on.
"Failed!"
I don't know who shouted, and the Yuan army soldiers on the entire front turned around and ran away immediately.
Regardless of any military orders or supervising teams, they completely gave up their plans to continue fighting, and fled to the back of the camp like crazy.
Behind the camp of the Yuan Army is the Wulong River, and the Red Scarf Army also built a camp wall on the other side of the river. In order to escape for their lives, many people of the Yuan Army began to jump into the icy river, preparing to swim downstream and go ashore to escape.
However, they all overestimated their water skills, and most of them sank into the icy river with twitching hands and feet without swimming far.
The remaining soldiers of the Yuan army did not dare to go into the water rashly anymore, but the shouts of killing behind them became more and more violent.
In particular, the Red Scarf Army yelled the slogan of not keeping any prisoners, which made these Mongolian and Yuan soldiers frightened.
Surrender, that is impossible!
"Look, there is a boat!!"
"There is a boat!"
Suddenly, among the chaos, someone found a dozen ferry boats floating from the upper reaches.
These yuan army soldiers cheered as if they had found a life-saving straw.
However, these dozen or so boats became a reminder for the deserters of the Yuan army.
Tens of thousands of rout soldiers began to scramble for ships, and they competed with each other, and then turned into cannibalism, just for the possibility of getting on the ship.
"Kill!"
"Kill the thief!"
Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and other generals led the soldiers to charge into battle, and soon took most of the Yuan army's camp.
Surrounded by guards, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han strode into the Yuan army camp.
All the surviving Yuan troops crowded to the bank of the Wulong River. Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang boarded the archery tower, and at a glance they saw the scene of the Yuan troops fighting each other for the ferry.
"Hahaha, the Tartars are starting to bite dogs!" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed loudly.
The dozen or so ferries that suddenly appeared on the Wulong River were prepared in advance by Zhu Han's order.
The purpose is naturally to let the Yuan army break up and kill each other.
"Our army is running out of food and grass. We can't feed these Mongolian and Semu prisoners. We will send people to recruit them when their numbers are reduced!" Zhu Han also said with a relaxed expression.
Today's Red Turban Army has almost consumed its food and grass, and most of it is used to supply the civilian husbands who came to serve.
More than [-] yuan of defeated troops could not support them at all.
Only a dead Yuan army is a good Yuan army.
"Pass down our military order, tell Xu Da, Zhou Dexing, Guo Ying, and Chang Yuchun not to be soft-hearted, drive the Yuan army to the river, and let them enter the water to feed the bastard!" Zhu Yuanzhang ordered loudly.
"Obey, Commander!"
Immediately afterwards, bursts of intensive drums sounded in the Red Turban Army.
Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and others led the infantry to charge more vigorously, and more Yuan army routs were either killed or driven to the Wulong River.
Under the howling cold wind, tens of thousands of soldiers stepped into the icy river, trying to find a sliver of livelihood.
They hacked at each other, trampled each other, and soon caused huge casualties on the shore.
Layers of corpses flowed down the river.
Because there were too many corpses, when the water flowed to a place where the water speed was gentle, it began to slowly deposit and block.
The corpses of these Yuan soldiers blocked the river so that it could not flow.
It was not until noon that the Red Turban Army searched for the remnants of the soldiers and it was completely over.
A large number of soldiers of the Yuan army were killed or injured in the trample on each other, and only more than 2 people survived and were captured.
Even if there are only more than 2 people left, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han both despise too much.
"Commander, these 2 Tartar soldiers have lost all their strength, and they can't even run away!" Xu Da said happily.
"Twenty thousand is too much. We only have 6 or [-] people. Besides, there is not much food and grass in the army. It is impossible to support so many people." Zhu Yuanzhang said with a frown.
"Then what should I do? How about I kill them all and throw them into the river to feed the fish!" Xu Da said bluntly.
Zhu Han quickly waved his hand to stop Xu Da's suggestion.
"No, although the Tartars are hateful, but the war is over and the indiscriminate killing of prisoners is not conducive to recruiting and accepting rebels in the future." Zhu Han said.
"Then what should I do, give me a regulation, and I will just do it!" Xu Da said loudly.
Zhu Han asked about the situation of these captives again, and immediately had an idea.
"Half of the captives are Semu people. These people are white-eyed wolves who believe in cults. It's useless to save their lives. Call the nearby people who have been harmed by the scourge. They will have a public trial and execute them to win the hearts of the people!" Zhu Han said.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, agreeing with Zhu Han's decision.
"That's right, these perverted bastards are even more hateful than the Mongols. If they don't kill them, they won't be enough to anger the common people!" Zhu Yuanzhang said.
"What about the rest?" Xu Da asked.
"The rest of the captives are basically traitors and Mongols. Take them all back to Chuzhou, where a lot of coolies are needed to dig mountains and stones. Give them a chance to make up for their mistakes!" Zhu Han said with a smile.
Chuzhou is planning to build a large number of buildings, and the amount of quarrying work required can be described as huge. Naturally, these manpower cannot be wasted.
"Well, good, we think it's good, you can go and do it." Zhu Yuanzhang said with satisfaction.
"Obey, Commander!"
Xu Da immediately took the order and left.
As waves of wailing and begging for mercy sounded in the Red Scarf Army, those soldiers of the Semu Yuan Army who used to be proud were dragged to the high platform one by one like slaughtering pigs and sheep.
The surrounding Han people, old and young, came to watch.
These Semu people were tortured one by one by Ming Zhengdian. In the bitter cry of the common people, the heads of all the Semu people were cut off.
"There are so many heads, nearly 1, what should we do?" Zhu Yuanzhang sighed looking at the mountains of Semuren's heads.
Zhu Han smelled the bloody smell, and felt no discomfort in his heart. Instead, he felt that the air seemed to be a little sweeter.
He smiled slightly, and said to his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang: "Even if these color-eyed dogs are dead, they have to be of some use. Build their heads into a Jingguan, and stand beside the Wulong River. Commemorating this great victory can also be regarded as a consolation to the ancestors of the Han people who died under the butcher knife of the Semu people in the hundred years since the Mongolian Yuan invaded the Central Plains!"
Hearing what his younger brother Zhu Han said, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in agreement.
"Brother, your idea is great. We think that we should not only build the capital, but also build a monument for future generations to remember!" The more Zhu Yuanzhang talked, the more he felt that this suggestion he added was very meaningful.
"Haha, brother, you have a good idea. I think this inscription will be written by Mr. Shi Naian in the future. He is good at writing, so this is a piece of cake!" Zhu Han laughed.
"Okay!" Zhu Yuanzhang rubbed the whip in his hand, and very excitedly issued an order to his subordinates.
"Come on!"
"Pass down our military order to build the heads of these perverted dogs in the capital and stand beside the Wulong River!"
The so-called Jingguan is a tall earth-enclosed building similar to a pyramid, but the main material used is not soil, but the corpses or heads of captured enemies.
Beginning from the Zhou Dynasty, the Central Plains Dynasty often piled up Jingguan who boasted of their military achievements and martial arts after victories in battles.
Jingguan can be said to be an important symbol of Chinese military culture, but it is a symbol that only a winner deserves to have.
Since the fall of the Song Dynasty, the Central Plains Dynasty has almost been defeated by the faint emperor and civil officials. There has been no such thing as building a Beijing temple for hundreds of years.
Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang won a big victory this time, and it can be said that it was the first time since the Song Dynasty that they used the heads of the Semuren to build the Jingguan!
The cold wind is howling!
The Red Scarf Army gathered the surrounding people to dig out the frozen soil again and build the Semurenjing Temple.
After three days of construction, a Fengtu Jingguan with a height of more than ten meters was built on the Wulong River.
The Red Turban Army and the surrounding Han people cheered happily, while the Mongol prisoners in the barracks all looked pale.
They watched the Semu people neatly stacked and built such a terrifying thing, and they were all terrified, not knowing what kind of torture they would face from the Red Scarf Army in the future.
The news that the Red Turban Army had won a great victory at Wulong River and wiped out more than [-] Yuan troops immediately spread throughout Huainan and Jiangbei.
Tuotuo who got the news could hardly believe his ears.
In the name of 'devastating the morale of the army' and 'falsifying the military situation', Tuotuo killed two waves of broken soldiers who reported the news one after another.
However, the news inevitably spread, and the Yuan army outside Gaoyou City was in an uproar.
When Tuotuo was about to refute the news of the defeat, his younger brother Timur also fled in embarrassment under the escort of several personal soldiers.
First of all, Timur's tragic situation made Tuotuo's plan to "dispel the rumors" immediately become a joke.
"Capital crime, capital crime!"
"You have committed a capital crime!"
Tuotuo saw the younger brother who looked like a lost dog also Timur first, and immediately raised his whip and whipped him hard.
Now the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, Tuohuan Timur, was about to conquest in person, and came to deprive himself of his military power. It was already in danger, but Timur fled back in a disastrous defeat.
"Brother, there are hundreds of thousands of troops in Gaoyou, first destroy Zhang Shicheng, then Zhu Yuanzhang, and just make atonement!" Yexian Timur begged bitterly.
He still didn't know the news that Emperor Meng Yuan was about to march in person.
Tuotuo immediately became dejected, he slumped on the ground, and told the story of Yu Jia's personal conquest with a bitter face.
"what!!"
Also first Timur felt dizzy, and escaped desperately from the siege of the red scarf thieves. Now that Emperor Meng Yuan wanted to target his brother, he couldn't escape no matter what.
"Brother, quickly attack Gaoyou, let's make a great contribution first, so that the emperor dare not touch us!" Yexian Timur said suddenly.
"No, His Majesty issued successive orders, so that our army can only besiege the city but not attack it." Tuotuo shook his head and sighed.
"Ah, this..."
Yexian Timur immediately understood that the emperor Tuohuan Timur not only wanted to cut down their brother's military power, but also prepared to take all the credit for destroying the red scarf thieves!
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Zhizheng 12 years, November.
Emperor Dayuan Tuo Huan Tie Mu'er issued an edict to lead an army of one million imperial troops to conquer Huainan in person, with the intention of completely eradicating the two red scarf thieves Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Shicheng who blocked the traffic between the south and the north of the river.
Following the release of the imperial conquest edict, several subsequent edicts were also issued in secret.
Among them, Tuotuo issued an edict to the prime minister who was fighting in Gaoyou, asking Tuotuo to besiege Zhang Shicheng in Gaoyou and Zhu Yuanzhang in Wulonghe, but he was determined not to launch a general attack to eliminate the thieves, and he had to wait until the Emperor Dayuan came to harvest in person. The fruits of these two victories.
In addition, an edict was issued to Pingzhang Bolu of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces and Pingzhangji of Jiangxi Province, so that they must be prepared to welcome the Emperor Dayuan at any time after he wiped out the Jiangbei Red Turbans and sent a large amount of food and grass to reward the army. In addition, Emperor Tuo Huan Timur of the Yuan Dynasty will also cross the south of the Yangtze River to make a tour, restore the water transport, sea transport, and salt officials on the two rivers, and finally transport the taxes owed for more than a year to Dadu.
As for the edict to mobilize elite soldiers to escort the northern provinces, that is even more indispensable.
As soon as the news of Emperor Dayuan's imperial conquest came out, the world immediately shook!
. . . .
Henan, Zhuxian Town.
The generals of the Red Scarf Army gathered together, under the leadership of Liu Futong, surrounded by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty "Zhao" Lin'er to discuss military plans in the central army tent.
"Hey! The Tartars and the puppet emperors are personally marching. It seems that the Tartars still have the confidence. Our Bianliang will not be able to take it down for a while!"
Prime Minister Liu Futong said with a sigh.
Mr. Guan, Mao Gui, Po Tou Pan and other generals in the audience also nodded frequently when they heard the words.
The Red Scarf Army started in autumn and marched northward from Yingzhou to Bianliang all the way. They originally planned to attack Bianliang three times northward to Mengyuan.
However, they did not expect that in the battle of Bianliang, Meng Yuan would emerge several strong generals, such as Chahan Timur, Li Siqi and other regiment generals, so that the Red Turban Army could not make any progress under the city of Bianliang.
Even the acupoint attack and blasting method Zhu Han taught them could not be used at all, because these Mongolian Yuan soldiers did not defend the city, but took the initiative to attack many times, making it impossible for the Red Scarf Army to form an effective acupoint attack, let alone What blew up.
Seeing that more and more food and grass were being consumed, the Red Turban Army took the initiative to retreat to Zhuxian Town, south of Bianliang, and began to discuss countermeasures.
At this time, the news came that Emperor Meng Yuan was preparing to go on a personal conquest. Liu Futong immediately planned to go down the slope and return to Yingzhou first, and wait until the spring of next year.
"Prime Minister, if Bianliang City is not taken down, won't our three-way Northern Expedition be in vain?"
Song Emperor 'Zhao' Lin'er, who was sitting on a tiger-skin chair, asked.
Liu Futong cupped his hands respectfully. "Your Majesty, there is nothing I can do. Zhu Yuanzhang may not be able to resist the emperor's personal expedition to Jiangbei. Our army may not take Bianliang or the Northern Expedition, but we must not allow the Tartars to take back Jiangbei!"
'Zhao' Lin'er's father, Han Shantong, died in the hands of the Mongols. Naturally, he wanted to go to Dadu immediately and avenge his father.
He is only 13 years old and has no experience. If Liu Futong hadn't helped and protected him, he would still be herding sheep in the ravine.
However, Liu Futong's attitude was respectful, and he didn't mean to belittle the little emperor at all.
"Your Majesty, the taxation, grain and grass in the south of the Yangtze River all depend on the transportation of rivers and seas. Once Zhu Yuanzhang in the north of the Jiangnan is defeated, the Tartars will be able to continuously transport the grain and grass from the south of the Yangtze River to the north to support millions of soldiers and horses. We will be in danger. Although our army has not taken Bianliang now, the Tartars there are already powerless to attack, as long as our army defends Jiangbei, we can find a chance to start over again, and the army is fighting for the front, not caring about the momentary gain or loss!" Liu Futong said patiently.
After hearing this, Zhao Lin'er also felt that it made sense, so she nodded and said, "What the prime minister said must make sense. I hope that the prime minister and the big guys don't forget to avenge my father!"
Liu Futong cupped his hands again. "Don't worry, Your Majesty, we will never forget the vengeance of the former emperor. When we hold Jiangbei and let the Tartar emperor retreat to the capital, we will march northward and capture that dog Tartar alive!"
"Okay, that's very good. If anyone can capture Emperor Goutar alive, I'll make him the King of One Word!" Great Song Emperor 'Zhao' Lin'er said excitedly.
When Liu Futong heard this, he couldn't help rolling his eyes, and the rest of the generals also looked like they were holding back their smiles when they heard the words.
"Hey, Lin'er, I've been watching too many dramas lately, so where's the word side by side king?" Liu Futong complained secretly.
Since there was no hope of capturing Bianliang, the Red Turban Army immediately pulled out their camp and returned to Yingzhou, and the huge Zhuxian Town was soon relocated.
Hedgehog gathered more than [-] troops in Bianliang, and it took two days to find out the information about the retreat of the Red Turban Army.
All of a sudden, there were cheers inside and outside Bianliang City.
Pingzhang Temur of Henan Province immediately played the emperor Tuo Huan Timur, claiming that "thanks to the supernatural power of the emperor, the thieves fled watching the wind, and the minister led the army to chase and kill for thirty miles, and captured countless".
Tuo Huan Timur, the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, who got the performance, was so happy that his mouth almost crooked.
Under the relay praise of Ha Ma and others, Tuo Huan Timur is even more convinced of the power of his own imperial conquest.
Several Mongolian nobles wrote to dissuade him from conquest, and they were immediately severely punished.
"My prestige is that the thieves will collapse upon hearing the news. If they personally conquer Huainan, why worry about the world being injustice and the thieves will not be destroyed. If you dare to stop me again, you will be punished as thieves!"
Tuo Huan Timur's harshly worded edict made the Mongolian and Yuan ministers dare not have any opinions.
Especially for the imperial conquest, Emperor Tuohuan Timur ordered the 11-year-old crown prince Aiyou to stay in Dadu Jianguo.
In this way, the crown prince's biological mother, Empress Qi, united a group of ministers to make a big fuss about the emperor's personal conquest, and also urgently mobilized [-] elite soldiers from Liaoyang Province and the Koryo area, lest the emperor's personal conquest would not be possible.
"I want to go to the imperial conquest personally. If I don't wipe out the red scarf bandit Zhu brothers, I swear I won't return to Beijing!"
. . .
When Tuo Huan Timur's edict spread to Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, Pingzhang Bolu, Fan Yao and other confidant officials in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces were immediately terrified.
For two days in a row, Bolu didn't think about eating and drinking, thinking hard about countermeasures.
Because in the imperial edict, Emperor Meng Yuan had expressed his determination to wipe out Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Shicheng, rebuild the Yanguan, and rectify the tax and tax arrears in the south of the Yangtze River.
Each of these can take Bolu's life, not only his own life, but also his whole family who stayed in Dadu, I am afraid they will not be able to survive.
Today, when Liu Bowen came back from inspecting Zhedong's defense, Bo Lu and Fan Yao couldn't wait to find Liu Bowen to discuss countermeasures.
"The princes of the imperial court are all wine bags and rice bags. Why don't you stop His Majesty's royal conquest, the soldiers are fierce and the battle is dangerous, if the dragon's body is injured, what can be done!" Bolu shouted angrily.
Liu Bowen was on the side, and he already knew what Bolu and others were thinking.
Emperor Tuohuan Timur could not come to Jiangnan no matter what. Once he came to Jiangnan, the shitty things Bolu and Fan Yao did would definitely be exposed.
Once exposed, the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces will be a bloodbath.
In particular, once Emperor Meng Yuan was able to come to Jiangnan, it meant that the Red Scarf Army in Jiangbei must have been defeated.
"My lord, the princes of the imperial court dare not advise on this matter. We must advise. My lord should write to His Majesty as soon as possible to dissuade the imperial conquest." Liu Bowen said.
Bolu shook his head and sighed, "It doesn't work. I've written the letter twice, but I've been reprimanded. If I write another letter to remonstrate, I'm afraid Your Majesty will suspect that we have other purposes."
Fan Yao also said from the side: "Berwen, you are resourceful and resourceful, hurry up and find a way for us, otherwise once His Majesty leads the army to arrive, you and I will be prisoners!"
Liu Bowen frowned upon hearing this.
When he was in eastern Zhejiang, he had already heard rumors that Emperor Meng Yuan was going south, and he had already prepared for the worst.
Liu Bowen pondered for a while, and then said: "Now Tuotuo's hundreds of thousands of troops are surrounding Gaoyou, and Timur's hundreds of thousands of troops are stationed at Wulonghe. Both Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Shicheng are in trouble. I am afraid it will be difficult."
As soon as they heard what Liu Bowen said, Bo Lu and Fan Yao broke out in sweat on the spot.
"Berwyn, if it wasn't so dangerous, we wouldn't be in such a hurry to let you back." Bolu said.
"That's right, Bowen, think about it again, how can His Majesty take back his order and not come to Jiangnan?" Fan Yao said anxiously.
Facing Bolu and Fan Yao's entreaties, Liu Bowen thought for a while before speaking.
"My lords, the current situation is unclear. If Liu Ji talks empty words here, it will only cause bad things. Why don't you let me go to Chuzhou overnight to find out the actual situation in Jiangbei!"
When Bolu and Fan Yao heard the words, they immediately nodded.
The Mongolian and Yuan army in Jiangbei are all under the control of Tuotuo, but Tuotuo is already suspicious of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, and Bolu and others can't find any information at all.
For all the orders and dispatches of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Tuotuo had no other communication except urging the formation of a navy to deliver military supplies.
Time was running out, and Liu Bowen didn't even bother to go back home, so he immediately disguised himself and took Bolu and Fan Yao's two confidantes to Chuzhou by boat.
Although Jiangbei was raging, the Red Scarf Army still firmly controlled the shipping in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
After Liu Bowen and his ship left the vicinity of Jiqing, they immediately hung up the signal flag given by the Red Turban Army, and arrived at Chuzhou unimpeded along the way.
As soon as they entered the border of Chuzhou, they were led into the city by special soldiers of the Red Turban Army.
Shi Naian, who stayed behind in Chuzhou, immediately received Liu Bowen.
"Berwen, you came here overnight, what's the matter?" Shi Naian asked.
Seeing two strangers following behind Liu Bowen, he asked in a deliberately indifferent tone.
Liu Bowen didn't care about the politeness, and immediately introduced the two people behind him to Shi Naian.
Upon hearing that these two people were Bolu and Fan Yao's confidantes, Shi Naian immediately felt relieved.
That being the case, it means that there is no change in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, it must be for other things.
After several people were seated, Liu Bowen immediately asked.
"Brother Shi, do you know where the deputy commander is now?"
Shi Naian pondered for a while, not knowing how to answer, after all, it is not easy to speak rashly about important military affairs.
"Oh, Brother Shi, don't worry about it. Now that Emperor Meng Yuan is going to conquer the south of the Yangtze River, you and I are on the same boat, so what are you worried about!" Liu Bowen was a little anxious.
"Well, to be honest, the deputy commander-in-chief is now in Wulonghe!" Shi Naian said.
"Send me to see the deputy marshal and marshal!" Liu Bowen said.
"What, this is not acceptable." Shi Naian was a little reluctant.
From the military orders and information sent from the front, Shi Naian knew that Wulonghe was in a tense confrontation ahead, and Timur suffered a defeat first, and was dragged in Wulonghe, and another ten and a half days The moon can trap them to death.
Zhu Yuanzhang's military orders were urged almost three times a day, so that Chuzhou and Dingyuan evacuated the grain depots to support the front.
At such a critical time, Shi Naian felt that it was extremely inappropriate for Liu Bowen to take two Mongolian officials to the front line.
"The front line is an important place for military aircraft. If you want to go, Bowen, you need to ask the deputy marshal and marshal first." Shi Naian said.
Liu Bowen had no choice but to wait for Shi Naian to send someone six hundred miles to rush to deliver the letter.
When Shi Naian sent someone to deliver the letter, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han were also discussing the matter of Emperor Meng Yuan's upcoming imperial conquest.
"This dog emperor, I heard that he hugs women every day to eat, drink and play, but he never thought he would have the courage to come to the imperial conquest." Zhu Yuanzhang said helplessly.
If the Emperor Meng Yuan had personally marched, he would have brought tens of thousands of soldiers and horses with him.
Now they drag Yexian Timur to the Wulong River, just waiting for their food and grass to be exhausted and eat them before they can turn eastward to rescue Zhang Shicheng in Gaoyou.
Now, the Emperor Meng Yuan suddenly wanted to drive his own conquest, so they might have no way to rescue Gaoyou.
"After all, he is a descendant of the ruthless Temujin, so he still has a bit of blood. What's more, I guess he expected to win the Jiangbei battle, so he had the courage to come out and fight in person." Zhu Han laughed.
"Brother, what do you think we should do? The Emperor Dog Tartar came with an army, and we just watched Zhang Shicheng get stripped to death?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
For Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhang Shicheng or Wang Shicheng, it doesn't matter.
However, Gaoyou's salt industry has given them a huge taste of sweetness. Once Zhang Shicheng is defeated, it will be the loss of the largest source of income today.
Moreover, once Gaoyou falls into the hands of the Yuan army, the situation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces will inevitably have huge ups and downs. There are many remnants of the shipbuilding workshops built by Mongolian Yuan officials in the Yangzhou area, and it is not difficult to restore a navy.
"Gao You, you can move your whole body with one hair! There must be no mistakes, but I haven't thought about how to deal with the emperor's personal conquest." Zhu Han said helplessly.
He had already murmured in his heart that Tuo Huan Timur, the last emperor of the Mongol and Yuan Dynasties in history, was a famous faint king.
What about eating, drinking, and having fun, what about the Western Regions demon monk's housework, what about the magic dance of the sixteen heavens, and what government orders do not come out of Dadu, they are all clearly recorded in history.
How can you come to the imperial conquest?
How did you come to the imperial conquest?
Zhu Han has never figured out what went wrong in the direction of history.
The two thought hard, but they couldn't find a good plan.
In the early morning of the next day, the two of Zhu Han received a report from the guards, saying that Shi Naian from Chuzhou sent an urgent report.
After seeing the letter, Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang were immediately pleasantly surprised.
He smiled and said to his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang, "Great, I thought of a good way to deal with this dog emperor!"
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately widened his eyes and asked with surprise.
"Tell me, what is the solution?"
Zhu Han raised the letter in his hand. "Let Liu Bowen, oh, no, it should be Bolu and the others, help us catch the thief first and the king first!"
"Capture the thief first?" Zhu Yuanzhang was full of doubts.
. . . .
Liu Bowen and the envoys sent by the two Bolu and Fanyao arrived at Wulong River at a speed of six hundred miles under the escort of the guards of the Red Turban Army.
As soon as they came to the battle line, the three of Liu Bowen were shocked by the scene in front of them.
On the huge wilderness, there are vertical and horizontal ditches and low walls, and densely packed spikes and horses are layered on top of each other.
The trenches and other obstacles stretching for dozens of miles blocked the army of more than [-] yuan on the bank of the Wulong River.
Even so, tens of thousands of Han peasants continued to build fortifications despite the severe cold. They weaved wooden strips and straw into frames, filled them with soil and other sundries, and finally stacked them up layer by layer. A low wall one person high was built.
Liu Bowen was already extremely shocked.
"Brother Zhu, could it be that he was born with the talent of a general? To be able to make the people willing to brave the wind and snow, and use this wonderful method to trap Yexian Timur's army of more than [-], if it is not a natural talent, I am afraid it is hard to imagine Who did you learn from!"
but.
The shock in Liu Bowen's heart was immediately swept away by another even bigger shock after seeing Zhu Han.
After meeting, the two parties didn't even care about being polite, and immediately went straight to the point.
After listening to Liu Bowen's narration, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han looked at each other before speaking calmly.
"Sir, we already understand what you mean. In other words, Bolu and the others don't want their emperor to go to the south of the Yangtze River, or even to Gaoyou, right?"
After listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's words, before Liu Bowen answered, the two accompanying envoys had already answered first.
"That's right, my master explained it like this!"
"Yes!"
Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang looked at each other and smiled, then continued.
"Okay, since that's the case, then we can help you guys and prevent Tuohuan Timur from coming to Huainan!"
The two were overjoyed when they saw this, they were both Bolu and Fanyao's confidantes, naturally they put their own masters first, whatever the Mongol Khan or the Great Yuan Emperor had to stand back.
Zhu Han took the conversation and continued talking to them.
"However, if you want us to help, you must provide us with something!"
"Deputy Marshal, what do you want? Food, money, or cotton cloth?" Liu Bowen asked curiously.
He didn't expect Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han brothers to agree to help so readily.
Liu Bowen hadn't figured out yet how the Zhu brothers wanted to solve this problem.
Zhu Han smiled slightly, and began to count down the things he wanted with his fingers.
"I want [-] pieces of military uniforms of your Dayuan officers and soldiers and a flag and command drum. They must be brand new!"
"Three thousand horses will be delivered here within ten days!"
"We also need to know the number of soldiers accompanying Emperor Meng Yuan, the route of travel and the exact schedule of the march!"
After hearing Zhu Han's request, Liu Bowen's face changed drastically, and he already guessed what Zhu Han wanted to do!
Liu Bowen is known as the Zhuge Liang of the present age, so naturally he immediately guessed Zhu Han's purpose for wanting these things.
After some explanations, the three of Liu Bowen finally remembered all the requirements firmly.
Especially the two confidantes, Bo Lu and Fan Yao, expressed without any psychological burden that they would guarantee that the master would agree to the conditions of Zhu Han brothers, no matter what method, as long as they could stop Emperor Meng Yuan's footsteps.
Since they cooperated so happily, Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang felt half reassured in their hearts.
"Don't worry, we can swear to the bright moon and stars tonight that we will never let your emperor see the Yangtze River!" Zhu Han laughed.
The three of Liu Bowen got what they wanted, and they didn't care about any fatigue and rest, so they set off overnight and rushed all the way back to Jiqing to return to their orders.
After the three of them left, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han discussed again.
"If you want to get rid of the dog tartar emperor, you have to get rid of Timur and other people first!" Zhu Han said.
"We think it's almost time to close the net!"
Zhu Yuanzhang rubbed his hands, looking happy and excited.
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the climate was relatively cold, and the Huainan area was snowed and frozen.
Zhu Han and the others mobilized the surrounding people to build a ditch and a low wall to encircle them. After the heavy snowfall, Timur and the others were already unable to escape.
After two failed attempts to break through the siege, Timur had already run out of military supplies, and even his mounts were almost exhausted.
Zhu Han reckoned that those Yuan troops had been out of work for two or three days.
"That's right, it's the twelfth lunar month in a blink of an eye, so we can't wait any longer. It's time to close the net." Zhu Han also laughed.
Yexian Timur, who had been besieged for nearly a month, was already scorched and sunken, and looked haggard and waiting to die.
"My lord, there was a fight in the army and seven or eight people died, what should I do?"
A Yuan army general with a sallow complexion walked into the Chinese army tent and asked.
First Timur didn't raise his head, he took a bite of the dry and hard horse meat, and then he asked, "Who died?"
"Several Semu people." Yuan Jun general said.
"Scrambling to eat and eat to death?" Yexian Timur asked.
"Yes!"
"Just die, don't worry about him." Yexian Timur said indifferently.
After the previous incident of the Yuan army's signing of the army riots, tens of thousands of Han soldiers fled, and now most of the army are hardcore traitor soldiers and Semu soldiers.
The Mongolian great princes bullied them, even if they bullied them to death, they wouldn't care.
He is now a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, and he cannot protect himself.
The army had been out of food for three days, but they couldn't break through the low walls of the trenches of the red scarves, so they could only wait for a turnaround here.
but.
First of all, even if Timur wanted to shrink back, it quickly became a luxury.
Yinshi the next day, early morning.
Most of the soldiers of the Yuan army endured the cold and hunger all night, and finally fell asleep. Suddenly, they heard the roar of drums and cannons and the screams of killing in the night sky.
"Kill!"
"Kill the Tartars!"
boom!
Boom!
From time to time, there were wailing and screams in the Yuan army camp.
Also first Timur wrapped in a big robe and rushed out of the camp.
"what happened!?"
"My lord, it's not good, the red scarf thief is going to attack!"
Several soldiers shouted in horror.
First, Timur saw that under the dark night sky, the Yuan army camp was already in chaos.
The soldiers of the Yuan army who had been starving for several days had no strength at all to organize a counterattack. They had no other actions other than running around in panic.
boom!
Suddenly, with a loud noise, the gate of the Yuan army camp was smashed to pieces by a cannonball.
Also first Timur was shocked when he saw this, he didn't expect that the most solidly protected camp gate would be blasted open by the red scarf thieves so quickly.
"Quick! Fire up our big guns and beat the thieves hard!"
"Go!"
Under Yexian Timur's supervision, the Yuan army finally restored some order.
However, in the eyes of Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang, all this is already a desperate situation, and there is nothing to be afraid of.
"Haha, brother, your cannon is so well made! Such a solid camp gate burst open in a few blows!"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the broken gate of the Yuan army camp in the distance, and said loudly happily.
At this time, several twelve-pound bronze cannons of the Red Turban Army were still bombarding the Yuan army camp violently.
This nearly [-]-jin bronze cannon is already the pinnacle of the front-loading cannon. Not only is it only half the weight of a cannon of the same power, but it is also equipped with the cannon carriage specially made by Zhu Han. Fragmented.
"It's still not accurate. If the training is better, the results should be even better now!"
Zhu Han saw the Yuan army camp in front of him. Some of the broken camp walls were broken from the upper half, which was very unfavorable for the red scarf army to attack.
The best outcome would naturally be to uproot the enemy's camp and allow the infantry to enter the camp unhindered.
boom!
Suddenly, there was a roar from the Yuan army.
The hundreds of artillery carried by the Yuan army also launched a counterattack.
However, these most primitive artillery were not only too small in caliber and powerful, but also inflexible in movement. They were quickly destroyed one by one by the large and small artillery of the Red Turban Army taking advantage of their range.
When the sky brightened, the entire Yuan army camp was already in a mess.
There are as many as twenty or thirty large and small gaps.
"Brother, it's time!" Zhu Han said looking into the distance.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded solemnly, then rode out and came to the front of the whole army.
I saw him pointing at the Yuan army camp in front of him, and shouted loudly.
"Brothers, it's time to make meritorious deeds!"
"Kill the Tartars and grab military merit!"
"Kill the thief!"
One person shouted, and the crowd responded.
Immediately, the entire Red Scarf Army formation was boiling.
"Kill the thief!"
"Kill the thief!"
The murderous aura that shot straight into the sky immediately caused the Yuan army on the opposite side to fall into a great panic.
Also first Timur is still doing the final struggle.
"Elite soldiers, all go to block the gap!"
"Tori doesn't spend, you gather your troops and horses and prepare to flank the thieves!"
With a series of orders issued, the Yuan army is ready for the final battle.
but.
The elite soldiers they used to deploy on the gap did not play any role.
Because the artillery of the Red Scarf Army moved forward with the infantry, aiming at the gap in front and launched a violent shotgun bombardment.
boom!
The gushing iron balls tore apart the elite Mongolian elites who were wearing strong and persistent clothes.
A tragic wail sounded in the camp, and the soldiers of the Yuan army, who had been hungry for several days, could no longer hold on.
"Failed!"
I don't know who shouted, and the Yuan army soldiers on the entire front turned around and ran away immediately.
Regardless of any military orders or supervising teams, they completely gave up their plans to continue fighting, and fled to the back of the camp like crazy.
Behind the camp of the Yuan Army is the Wulong River, and the Red Scarf Army also built a camp wall on the other side of the river. In order to escape for their lives, many people of the Yuan Army began to jump into the icy river, preparing to swim downstream and go ashore to escape.
However, they all overestimated their water skills, and most of them sank into the icy river with twitching hands and feet without swimming far.
The remaining soldiers of the Yuan army did not dare to go into the water rashly anymore, but the shouts of killing behind them became more and more violent.
In particular, the Red Scarf Army yelled the slogan of not keeping any prisoners, which made these Mongolian and Yuan soldiers frightened.
Surrender, that is impossible!
"Look, there is a boat!!"
"There is a boat!"
Suddenly, among the chaos, someone found a dozen ferry boats floating from the upper reaches.
These yuan army soldiers cheered as if they had found a life-saving straw.
However, these dozen or so boats became a reminder for the deserters of the Yuan army.
Tens of thousands of rout soldiers began to scramble for ships, and they competed with each other, and then turned into cannibalism, just for the possibility of getting on the ship.
"Kill!"
"Kill the thief!"
Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and other generals led the soldiers to charge into battle, and soon took most of the Yuan army's camp.
Surrounded by guards, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han strode into the Yuan army camp.
All the surviving Yuan troops crowded to the bank of the Wulong River. Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang boarded the archery tower, and at a glance they saw the scene of the Yuan troops fighting each other for the ferry.
"Hahaha, the Tartars are starting to bite dogs!" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed loudly.
The dozen or so ferries that suddenly appeared on the Wulong River were prepared in advance by Zhu Han's order.
The purpose is naturally to let the Yuan army break up and kill each other.
"Our army is running out of food and grass. We can't feed these Mongolian and Semu prisoners. We will send people to recruit them when their numbers are reduced!" Zhu Han also said with a relaxed expression.
Today's Red Turban Army has almost consumed its food and grass, and most of it is used to supply the civilian husbands who came to serve.
More than [-] yuan of defeated troops could not support them at all.
Only a dead Yuan army is a good Yuan army.
"Pass down our military order, tell Xu Da, Zhou Dexing, Guo Ying, and Chang Yuchun not to be soft-hearted, drive the Yuan army to the river, and let them enter the water to feed the bastard!" Zhu Yuanzhang ordered loudly.
"Obey, Commander!"
Immediately afterwards, bursts of intensive drums sounded in the Red Turban Army.
Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and others led the infantry to charge more vigorously, and more Yuan army routs were either killed or driven to the Wulong River.
Under the howling cold wind, tens of thousands of soldiers stepped into the icy river, trying to find a sliver of livelihood.
They hacked at each other, trampled each other, and soon caused huge casualties on the shore.
Layers of corpses flowed down the river.
Because there were too many corpses, when the water flowed to a place where the water speed was gentle, it began to slowly deposit and block.
The corpses of these Yuan soldiers blocked the river so that it could not flow.
It was not until noon that the Red Turban Army searched for the remnants of the soldiers and it was completely over.
A large number of soldiers of the Yuan army were killed or injured in the trample on each other, and only more than 2 people survived and were captured.
Even if there are only more than 2 people left, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han both despise too much.
"Commander, these 2 Tartar soldiers have lost all their strength, and they can't even run away!" Xu Da said happily.
"Twenty thousand is too much. We only have 6 or [-] people. Besides, there is not much food and grass in the army. It is impossible to support so many people." Zhu Yuanzhang said with a frown.
"Then what should I do? How about I kill them all and throw them into the river to feed the fish!" Xu Da said bluntly.
Zhu Han quickly waved his hand to stop Xu Da's suggestion.
"No, although the Tartars are hateful, but the war is over and the indiscriminate killing of prisoners is not conducive to recruiting and accepting rebels in the future." Zhu Han said.
"Then what should I do, give me a regulation, and I will just do it!" Xu Da said loudly.
Zhu Han asked about the situation of these captives again, and immediately had an idea.
"Half of the captives are Semu people. These people are white-eyed wolves who believe in cults. It's useless to save their lives. Call the nearby people who have been harmed by the scourge. They will have a public trial and execute them to win the hearts of the people!" Zhu Han said.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, agreeing with Zhu Han's decision.
"That's right, these perverted bastards are even more hateful than the Mongols. If they don't kill them, they won't be enough to anger the common people!" Zhu Yuanzhang said.
"What about the rest?" Xu Da asked.
"The rest of the captives are basically traitors and Mongols. Take them all back to Chuzhou, where a lot of coolies are needed to dig mountains and stones. Give them a chance to make up for their mistakes!" Zhu Han said with a smile.
Chuzhou is planning to build a large number of buildings, and the amount of quarrying work required can be described as huge. Naturally, these manpower cannot be wasted.
"Well, good, we think it's good, you can go and do it." Zhu Yuanzhang said with satisfaction.
"Obey, Commander!"
Xu Da immediately took the order and left.
As waves of wailing and begging for mercy sounded in the Red Scarf Army, those soldiers of the Semu Yuan Army who used to be proud were dragged to the high platform one by one like slaughtering pigs and sheep.
The surrounding Han people, old and young, came to watch.
These Semu people were tortured one by one by Ming Zhengdian. In the bitter cry of the common people, the heads of all the Semu people were cut off.
"There are so many heads, nearly 1, what should we do?" Zhu Yuanzhang sighed looking at the mountains of Semuren's heads.
Zhu Han smelled the bloody smell, and felt no discomfort in his heart. Instead, he felt that the air seemed to be a little sweeter.
He smiled slightly, and said to his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang: "Even if these color-eyed dogs are dead, they have to be of some use. Build their heads into a Jingguan, and stand beside the Wulong River. Commemorating this great victory can also be regarded as a consolation to the ancestors of the Han people who died under the butcher knife of the Semu people in the hundred years since the Mongolian Yuan invaded the Central Plains!"
Hearing what his younger brother Zhu Han said, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in agreement.
"Brother, your idea is great. We think that we should not only build the capital, but also build a monument for future generations to remember!" The more Zhu Yuanzhang talked, the more he felt that this suggestion he added was very meaningful.
"Haha, brother, you have a good idea. I think this inscription will be written by Mr. Shi Naian in the future. He is good at writing, so this is a piece of cake!" Zhu Han laughed.
"Okay!" Zhu Yuanzhang rubbed the whip in his hand, and very excitedly issued an order to his subordinates.
"Come on!"
"Pass down our military order to build the heads of these perverted dogs in the capital and stand beside the Wulong River!"
The so-called Jingguan is a tall earth-enclosed building similar to a pyramid, but the main material used is not soil, but the corpses or heads of captured enemies.
Beginning from the Zhou Dynasty, the Central Plains Dynasty often piled up Jingguan who boasted of their military achievements and martial arts after victories in battles.
Jingguan can be said to be an important symbol of Chinese military culture, but it is a symbol that only a winner deserves to have.
Since the fall of the Song Dynasty, the Central Plains Dynasty has almost been defeated by the faint emperor and civil officials. There has been no such thing as building a Beijing temple for hundreds of years.
Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang won a big victory this time, and it can be said that it was the first time since the Song Dynasty that they used the heads of the Semuren to build the Jingguan!
The cold wind is howling!
The Red Scarf Army gathered the surrounding people to dig out the frozen soil again and build the Semurenjing Temple.
After three days of construction, a Fengtu Jingguan with a height of more than ten meters was built on the Wulong River.
The Red Turban Army and the surrounding Han people cheered happily, while the Mongol prisoners in the barracks all looked pale.
They watched the Semu people neatly stacked and built such a terrifying thing, and they were all terrified, not knowing what kind of torture they would face from the Red Scarf Army in the future.
The news that the Red Turban Army had won a great victory at Wulong River and wiped out more than [-] Yuan troops immediately spread throughout Huainan and Jiangbei.
Tuotuo who got the news could hardly believe his ears.
In the name of 'devastating the morale of the army' and 'falsifying the military situation', Tuotuo killed two waves of broken soldiers who reported the news one after another.
However, the news inevitably spread, and the Yuan army outside Gaoyou City was in an uproar.
When Tuotuo was about to refute the news of the defeat, his younger brother Timur also fled in embarrassment under the escort of several personal soldiers.
First of all, Timur's tragic situation made Tuotuo's plan to "dispel the rumors" immediately become a joke.
"Capital crime, capital crime!"
"You have committed a capital crime!"
Tuotuo saw the younger brother who looked like a lost dog also Timur first, and immediately raised his whip and whipped him hard.
Now the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, Tuohuan Timur, was about to conquest in person, and came to deprive himself of his military power. It was already in danger, but Timur fled back in a disastrous defeat.
"Brother, there are hundreds of thousands of troops in Gaoyou, first destroy Zhang Shicheng, then Zhu Yuanzhang, and just make atonement!" Yexian Timur begged bitterly.
He still didn't know the news that Emperor Meng Yuan was about to march in person.
Tuotuo immediately became dejected, he slumped on the ground, and told the story of Yu Jia's personal conquest with a bitter face.
"what!!"
Also first Timur felt dizzy, and escaped desperately from the siege of the red scarf thieves. Now that Emperor Meng Yuan wanted to target his brother, he couldn't escape no matter what.
"Brother, quickly attack Gaoyou, let's make a great contribution first, so that the emperor dare not touch us!" Yexian Timur said suddenly.
"No, His Majesty issued successive orders, so that our army can only besiege the city but not attack it." Tuotuo shook his head and sighed.
"Ah, this..."
Yexian Timur immediately understood that the emperor Tuohuan Timur not only wanted to cut down their brother's military power, but also prepared to take all the credit for destroying the red scarf thieves!
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