Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 110 The prestige of the Red Turban Army, I am Chang Yuchun 【For further reading】

Naturally, the Shandong Rebel Army's request for help did not only find Zhu Han here.

They almost went to the doctor in a hurry, and almost all the Red Scarf Army forces sent people to ask for help.

However, few actually got a response.

The Red Turban Army from all walks of life is in a good situation now, and they are all busy grabbing money, food and territory.

Who has the spare time to manage the Shandong Rebels.

Furthermore, even if they wanted to help, the Shandong Rebel Army along the coast was too far away.

In addition to the sea route, if you rush to rescue by land, I am afraid that you can only give top seven to the brothers of the Shandong Rebel Army.

Regarding the situation of the Shandong Rebel Army, Zhu Han had already made plans.

If Shandong, especially the coastal area, can be controlled, not only can it achieve complete control of the East China Sea, but it can also rely on the Shandong coast as a base to threaten the Mongolian Yuan's rear, Liaoyang Province, and the dog-legged vassal state Goryeo.

Liaoyang Province can not only provide a source of troops, but also provide a lot of food and grass, so that most of the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties can barely maintain the problem of food after losing Jiangnan.

In this way, Shandong has become very important.

After returning to the camp, both Shi Naian and Hu Weiyong expressed some difficulties.

"Shandong is too far away. If it is a rescue, I don't know how much food and grass will be spent." Shi Naian was a little worried.

"Deputy Marshal, it's a trivial matter in terms of food and grass. Our army is short of troops now, and it's time for spring plowing and sowing. There are no extra troops." Hu Weiyong said.

Now the land distribution by local tyrants in the area of ​​Chuzhou has already been completed. Soldiers and civilians in various military villages have been assigned to the land, and they are all busy farming.

At this time, of course, the common people can no longer be recruited as soldiers, and the regular soldiers of the Red Scarf Army have been distributed everywhere.

"I've already thought about sending troops to Shandong this time. I don't need too many troops. Two to three thousand people are enough. The rest of the troops can be selected from the captives and let them lead the battle as our servants!" Zhu Han said.

Upon hearing this statement, both Hu Weiyong and Shi Naian were taken aback.

"captive?"

"Yes, they are captives. We defeated Meng Yuan and Goryeo, and captured a lot of people. Aren't they all working as coolies in Chuzhou? There must be some reformed and honest ones. They can be used as soldiers. Anyway, they are soldiers for food. I believe they can be obedient." Zhu Han said.

"You can try the deputy commander's strategy." Shi Naian immediately agreed.

Now that he thought of this method, Zhu Han immediately implemented it.

As for how to choose the captives as cannon fodder, it was up to him to choose.

This is a thing, and Hu Weiyong and others have no experience.

Before Zhu Han returned to Chuzhou, he ordered Gao Guoping, Liu Sanniang and other Shandong rebels to settle down, told them to come back soon, and then took them to Shandong by sea.

Upon returning to Chuzhou, Zhu Han immediately inspected the nearby quarry.

There are more and more various buildings in Chuzhou, and naturally more stone materials are needed.

The work in the quarry is very tiring.

At least half of the tens of thousands of captives who came here died within the first three months of their arrival.

Now the remaining captives are more resistant.

In the quarry, from time to time, large waves of dust surged up, and the white dust all over the sky was scattered on people's bodies like flour.

Coupled with the scorching sun, each of the prisoners of hard labor was sweating profusely, and the lime soil on their bodies was washed away in gullies.

From time to time, some prisoners fainted on the ground. Of course, the supervisors of the quarry would not be polite to these Mongols and Koreans, and greeted them first with the whip in their hands.

If he struggled violently, he must be pretending to be sick, and he must beat harder.

If the beating can only be a weak moan, then it can be seen that there is a real problem, and the supervisors of the quarry will call for manpower to carry the fallen prisoner to the wooden shed next to him.

There are medicinal soups to relieve heat and drive away evil spirits, and you can take a rest.

"Deputy Commander, these Tartars are blessed now. When I first came here, which one didn't give up until they were exhausted." The commander of the quarry said beside him.

"Manpower is still very precious, and it cannot be used to death," Zhu Han said.

After some checking, he has obtained a detailed list of prisoners from the overseer.

Which captives are more obedient and which ones are very thorny, the supervisors of the quarry have already put it on record.

When Hu Weiyong who came with him saw this, he felt admiration in his heart.

It seems that Zhu Han had already thought of using these captives, so he made the preparations so detailed.

"There are still so many Korean prisoners? It seems that there are very few casualties."

Zhu Han was a little surprised looking at the list.

Of the more than 1000 Korean captives, almost none died, and the number remained at just over a thousand.

Moreover, in the records of the quarry, the Korean captives all belong to the upper-class performance evaluation, and belong to the level that can be used well.

"Deputy Marshal, these Koreans are very honest. When they come here, let them go east, but never go west. If anyone wants to be lazy, they will scramble to report. Within a few days, they are already letting us go. I am very relieved, so I treat them preferentially in daily life, and there are not many people who died of illness and exhaustion." The leader of the quarry said.

This quarry, which punishes captives, generally starts with a harsh start to the captives, in order to weed out the sick and arrogant and disobedient.

Hearing the quarry manager's words, Hu Weiyong on the side couldn't help but said: "Then, aren't these Koreans born with a slave temper?"

"Hu Da is right, we also feel that their natural slaves are low-spirited." The quarry manager said.

Zhu Han also burst out laughing when he heard this.

Other people around also laughed, and the whole room was full of cheerful atmosphere because they laughed at the Koreans.

"Choose a thousand Mongolian captives, and then all Korean captives."

Zhu Han laughed and said.

"Obey, deputy commander!"

Soon, according to the list on the roster, two thousand prisoners were selected.

Zhu Han ordered all the captives to be summoned, and publicly announced that the two thousand captives would be transferred out of the quarry and turned into auxiliary soldiers of the Red Turban Army.

As the auxiliary soldiers of the Red Scarf Army, they not only can get enough food, but also don't have to work day and night, and can get medicine when they are sick, and they can accumulate military merits and get land, houses, livestock, and gold and silver rewards.

In an instant, all the captives in the quarry cast envious and longing eyes.

When Zhu Han saw this scene, he felt very proud.

My own routine is really simple and effective.

Let these prisoners suffer enough, and then pull them out and reward them with the status of an auxiliary soldier, which can not only motivate the remaining captives and give them the hope of working hard, but also these captives who have obtained the status of auxiliary soldiers, He will also be grateful to Zhu Han's Red Turban Army because he has been given special treatment.

Even, they will attach great importance to their status as auxiliary soldiers.

"Deputy Marshal, how to deal with these captive auxiliary soldiers? Are they incorporated into various armies?" Hu Weiyong asked beside him.

According to the usual means, the captives who surrendered to themselves generally would not retain their original small groups, and would often be scattered and placed in various armies to prevent them from colluding and colluding.

"No, I already have a plan."

"You take all these prisoners back first, go to the Chuzhou pharmacy to get some medicines for eliminating diseases and killing insects, and give them to eat to detoxify first, so as to prevent any plague from being brought back, and then provide them with food according to the standards of auxiliary soldiers, and finally Get ready for clothes."

Hu Weiyong didn't quite understand Zhu Han's arrangement, but he didn't dare to talk too much, so he immediately arranged for it.

These prisoners have already suffered a lot. If they want to serve as auxiliary soldiers to serve as cannon fodder, they have to eat a few full meals first.

Otherwise, once on the battlefield, you will be defeated by the enemy's charge.

After choosing the manpower in Chuzhou, Zhu Han made arrangements for staying behind in Chuzhou, and returned to Taizhou with his soldiers and horses a few days later.

The sea-going ships that had already been requisitioned had also been replenished with fresh water and food, and were ready to take the southerly wind to Shandong at any time.

Gao Guoping, Liu Sanniang and others who had been waiting in Taizhou for a few days, when they saw Zhu Han came back, they were happier than seeing their parents.

Especially Liu Sanniang, when she saw Zhu Han, she was already shy.

Zhu Han just happened to grow up suddenly recently, and he already has the appearance of an adult, which makes Liu Sanniang like it more and more.

As for why she likes it, Liu Sanniang herself doesn't know.

However, Zhu Han could still sense Liu Sanniang's eyes.

After getting along with him before, he has a good understanding of the past of this female green forest.

As a member of the pirates, Liu Sanniang is a female thug who has really killed and robbed, and even her ruthless methods are not far behind in the pirate den.

"One zhang green!"

This is the nickname Shi Naian gave her immediately after hearing about Liu Sanniang's deeds.

Yizhangqing is a kind of black poisonous snake, the most pungent and fierce, coupled with Liu Sanniang's young and enchanting figure, Zhu Han thinks it is very appropriate anyway.

"Deputy Marshal, do you want us to lead the way?"

Before setting sail, Yizhangqing Liu Sanniang took the initiative to come to Zhu Han.

"It's not necessary to lead the way. We have detailed charts and guides. Besides, you are Shandong pirates. Cough, the rebels are not familiar with the water conditions here."

Zhu Han said with a smile.

Today's Liu Sanniang is wearing a woman's disguise as a man again, because she is about to board the ship, and it is generally taboo to have women on ships going out to sea.

Even in men's clothing, it was difficult to conceal her figure.

hiss!
Thinking of this, Zhu Han couldn't help taking another breath.

What's wrong with me recently, I have to think in crooked ways every now and then.

When Liu Sanniang heard Zhu Han's words, she showed an expression of dissatisfaction.

"We went to sea before, and we have been to the mouth of the Yangtze River, so we are familiar with the water conditions." Liu Sanniang said.

The so-called "going to sea" or "fishing" by the pirates, without even thinking about it, they must be looting houses and robbing ships.

Thinking that the girl in front of him could be regarded as a veteran of murder and robbing, Zhu Han stopped restless.

"Deputy Marshal, it's time to board the ship!"

Following Hu Dahai's words, Zhu Han boarded the big ship.

The mighty fleet started from Taizhou and headed east, then entered the sea and went north, heading towards Shandong along the coast.

Zhu Han and their voyage took a good time.

Not only is there a southerly wind in the sky, but it has been sunny all the time, and there are no storms and typhoons that are common in summer.

After two days of sailing, they entered the northern end of the East China Sea, which is considered to have entered the sea area of ​​​​Shandong Province.

"Deputy Marshal, that's Haiqu County in Shandong Province!"

Hu Dahai held a sea chart in his hand, pointing to the coast to Zhu Han.

Haiqu County is the most southeastern part of Shandong Province. There is also a rebel army rising here, and its leader seems to be Yu Deshui.

However, this Yu Deshui claimed to be a descendant of the Zhao Song royal family, so he had already changed his name to Zhao Deshui.

"Go and have a closer look." Zhu Han ordered.

According to the information provided by Zhou's family, a sea merchant in Suzhou, Haiqu is considered a very good safe haven, and the Mongolian and Yuan forces here are weak, so it can be used as the first base for entering Shandong.

Under Zhu Han's order, the mighty fleet approached the coast.

After sending a team of scouts ashore, they quickly obtained information.

"Deputy Marshal Qi, his subordinates have found out that Yu Deshui and others from the rebel army are camping not far from the shore. They have already lost Haiqu County and are ready to flee across the sea at any time."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Han immediately ordered again.

"Go explore again, find that Yu Deshui, bring him, I want to ask the details."

Soon, the scouts landed again.

Not long after, a group of fishermen and farmers in coarse clothes walked to the shore surrounded by a man in khaki clothes.

At this time, the Red Turban Army had already found a suitable berthing place and completed camping on the shore.

"Deputy Marshal, the general has brought him here."

Zhu Han looked around, and the man in khaki clothes in front of him should be the 'Uncle of the Great Song Dynasty' Zhao Deshui.

It's just that this Uncle Song Dynasty is really poor and pitiful. The yellow robe on his body is actually remade from a yellow cassock, and there is even a seam pattern of a monk's robe on it.

As for the cloud and dragon auspicious picture, there is no shadow.

For people like Zhao Deshui, these things can only deceive the common people, but they are not worth mentioning for Zhu Han.

"Participate in the adults."

After seeing Zhu Han standing at the bow of the boat, Zhao Deshui quickly knelt down and said.

Zhu Han looked at Zhao Deshui, then at the people beside him, and then asked, "General Zhao, are these people your people?"

Calling him General Zhao is a great way to save face.

Zhu Han glanced at the group of people, there were probably fifty or sixty of them, and all of them were sallow and emaciated.

"In the case of my lord, they are all my followers."

Yu Deshui also quickly replied that he didn't dare to continue to show off in front of the majestic Zhu Han.

"How many local Tartar troops are there, and where are they stationed?" Zhu Han continued to ask.

Zhao Deshui answered quickly.

"The Haiqu Tartar army has more than a thousand troops, some of them are stationed in the city, and the rest are cruising around the county. The commander of this army is named Ma Wenchang, and he is currently busy searching for money in Haiqu County. Haven't come to attack here by the seaside yet."

"How many soldiers and horses do you have?" Zhu Han continued to ask.

Zhao Deshui's subordinates originally had more than 2 people, but after repeated defeats, most of them have been lost.

"Deputy Marshal, we only have more than 8000 people!" Zhao Deshui said.

More than 8000 people?

Zhu Han couldn't help being surprised that there are more than 8000 volunteers in Haiqu County!

Moreover, what surprised Zhu Han even more was that a rebel army of 8000 people was forced to a corner by the sea by more than 1000 Mongolian Yuan troops.

"Then there are so many of you, why didn't you call back!" Zhu Han asked.

Zhao Deshui is very straightforward. "Deputy Marshal, you can't beat them! Those dog tartars, everyone has weapons at hand, and they wear armor and ride horses. Even bows and arrows are hard to attack. We originally had 2 people, and most of the casualties left us with 8000 people."

Zhu Han looked up, and what Zhao Deshui said was right.

The tribesmen who followed Zhao Deshui were not so much rebels as riot fishermen and farmers.

The most threatening weapon in their hands is the fork used by the fishermen, and the rest of the hoes, pickaxes and the like are all about participation.

"Since this is the case, then let your followers follow me to take back Haiqu County!"

Zhu Han looked at Zhao Deshui and said.

"Deputy commander, really?!"

Hearing Zhu Han's words, Zhao Deshui couldn't believe it. He was worried that Zhu Han would despise him, or even ignore him.

After all, the people he led this time were just mobs.

Zhu Han ignored Zhao Deshui, but looked at Chang Yuchun.

"General Chang, take back Haiqu City for me, maybe you can do it?!"

"Please don't worry, deputy commander, this matter will be handled properly in the end!"

When Chang Yuchun heard that Zhu Han asked him to go out, he was also very excited. After all, this was a good opportunity to earn military merits.

"Okay, I'll leave it to you!" Zhu Han nodded.

"Don't worry, deputy commander, these little guys will be able to take care of them all by themselves!" Chang Yuchun assured, patting his chest.

After a night of rest.

The next morning.

Chang Yuchun led a thousand red scarf army as the main force, Zhao Deshui led the Haiqu Yi army as the vanguard, and marched towards Haiqu County.

They carried three twelve-pound cannons with the army, which were enough to destroy the gates of Haiqu County.

For such a small battle, Zhu Han naturally didn't need to go out.

. . .

"Boom!"

The shells rolled in the barrel, and with flames and smoke, they directly bombarded the city wall of Haiqu County.

Not long after, the weak city gate collapsed immediately, and rows of sawdust were blown away.

Some soldiers were affected and fell to the ground one after another.

However, these Haiqu County Mengyuan soldiers were well-trained, and they immediately counterattacked on the spot after the city gate collapsed.

However, what a fierce general Chang Yuchun was, how could he put these small fish and shrimps in his eyes, and directly lead the army to charge.

During the whole battle, Zhao Deshui's [-] "beggar" rebel army, apart from waving the flag and shouting, just watched the whole process.

All the food and materials in the city, as well as the treasures, were confiscated into the hands of the Red Turban Army.

Zhao Deshui's followers jumped and celebrated with joy.

Seeing how happy his brothers were, Zhao Deshui also had a gratified smile on his face.

"Haha, okay, I must hug Marshal Zhu Han's thigh tightly from now on!!"

Chang Yuchun took the head of Ma Wenchang, the guard of the Yuan army, and returned to the beach majesticly.

"Deputy Marshal, I'm back!"

Zhao Deshui, who followed closely behind, immediately laughed and exaggerated Chang Yuchun's extraordinary might,

It also expresses loyalty.

Hearing Zhao Deshui's words, Chang Yuchun also felt very happy.

"Deputy Commander, the last general has seized some Tartar letters."

Chang Yuchun immediately handed some documents to Zhu Han.

After Zhu Han took the documents, he quickly browsed them.

After a while, Zhu Han put down the paperwork.

"General Zhao, is it true that there are five thousand Tartars in Langya Mountain to the north?" Zhu Han asked.

"It's all true, deputy commander."

Zhao Deshui quickly replied.

According to the letters captured by Chang Yuchun, the main force of the Yuan army in Shandong was divided into two groups, attacking and encircling Langya Mountain on the one hand, and encircling Haiyang County on the other, that is, the rebel army of Liu Sanniang's father.

"It seems that if we want to defend Haiqu County this time, we must first take down the army of the Tartars in the north, otherwise, we will not be able to occupy Haiqu at all."

After Zhu Han finished speaking, he gave instructions to Chang Yuchun.

"I ordered all the soldiers to rest for two days, and then we will destroy the Tartars in the north and break the siege of Langya Mountain in one fell swoop!"

"Yes!"

Chang Yuchun was shocked when he heard Zhu Han's words, and hurriedly left.

In these short two days, Zhu Han changed the situation in Haiqu County drastically.

Zhu Han first asked the local rebels to ransack their homes and exterminate a group of diehard loyalists from the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, confiscating their land, grain and money.

Concerning the weakness of the local rebel army and the weakness of a strong enemy that would be defeated at the first touch, Zhu Han began to solve it for Zhao Deshui.

"Now you are rebels, not bandits. You should strictly formulate and implement military orders, so that rewards and punishments are clearly defined!"

"Every soldier of the rebel army will be allocated [-] acres of land, ten people, one horse or one cow, and other agricultural tools and houses will also be distributed to the soldiers, so that they can defend themselves when the enemy invades. Determination of property!"

Zhu Han began to teach Haiqu's uncle Zhao Deshui how to defend Haiqu County.

For Zhao Deshui, although this method is stupid, it is very effective.

Because these rebels in Haiqu, Shandong are generally poor people without land and food.

Therefore, they are very eager for land and wealth.

After hearing what the deputy commander Zhu Han said, he could get the land and houses for himself, these local rebel soldiers immediately went crazy.

"Deputy commander is wise!"

"Deputy Commander Kamui!"

All the rebels cheered from the bottom of their hearts.

"Then go and prepare now." Zhu Han said to Zhao Deshui with a smile.

"As ordered!"

Zhao Deshui nodded repeatedly, and then led some rebels from Haiqu County to the city.

This time, Zhao Deshui was not like before, just leading the rebel soldiers to eat meat and drink.

Instead, they directly distributed the fields and land to the women, and distributed all the property of the captured Mongolian officials and local tyrants to everyone.

This method also made these rebels very satisfied.

Not only that, Zhu Han also asked Zhao Deshui to open a warehouse in Haiqu County to release food, to help the victims and win people's hearts, and soon expanded the army to more than 1 people!
All of a sudden, all the stragglers and volunteers around them also responded one after another.

The situation in Haiqu County improved instantly. With the support of Zhu Han, Zhao Deshui quickly acquired a group of elite rebels who were willing to work hard to defend their 'property'.

Zhao Deshui's sphere of influence is getting wider and wider!
With Zhu Han's encouragement, Zhao Deshui began to recruit and select elites to form new elite soldiers. Not only did they increase their military pay, but they were also equipped with new equipment such as weapons, armor, and mountain-splitting cannons delivered by Zhu Han!

Under such a favorable situation, the big and small tyrants in Haiqu County pledged their allegiance one after another, and no longer dared to resist in the slightest.

Some people who refused to surrender were also arrested by the rebel army led by Zhao Deshui, and then beheaded, beheaded for public display, and their homes were ransacked!
In just a few days, the situation in Haiqu County immediately took a huge turn!

Everything was going according to Zhu Han's plan, and Zhao Deshui also started to rectify the law and order in Haiqu County.

At this time, Zhu Han led the Red Scarf Army to the north and arrived at Langya Mountain, which was surrounded by the Yuan army.

The local rebel army, led by the leader Li Ershan, also known as Zhao Ershan, has been surrounded by the Yuan army in the mountains for more than a month.

Yuan army general Mengge Timur led an army of 1 yuan to block all passages. As long as the siege continued for another month, thousands of rebels inside could starve to death.

"Deputy commander, the general has found out through investigation that the real strength of the Tartar army is only 6000-[-]!" Chang Yuchun reported to Zhu Han.

"Well, if I give you 3000 troops, can you be sure to wipe out the Tartars?" Zhu Han asked.

"Don't worry, deputy commander, I will promise to return with the head of my brother Timur in the end!" Chang Yuchun said loudly.

For Zhu Han's expedition this time, apart from the navy, there were only [-] model troops and [-] auxiliary soldiers selected from among the captives.

This time, it can be said that he had great trust in Chang Yuchun, and all three thousand soldiers and horses were given to him to command.

"Okay, if you win, there will be a lot of rewards!"

When Chang Yuchun heard this, his eyes slightly narrowed into a slit, full of murderous aura.

"Yes, deputy commander!"

Chang Yuchun agreed, and then headed straight for Langya Mountain with [-] soldiers.

"My lord, a group of people of unknown origin is coming towards us. They are already in the southeast of Langya Mountain!"

A soldier knelt down in front of Mengge Timur and reported loudly.

"What a thief, I don't know where the mob came from, it's really courting death!"

Mengge Timur was furious after hearing this.

"Soldiers, attack with me!"

"kill!!"

As soon as Brother Meng'er Timur finished speaking, the sound of horns resounded through the sky!
Immediately, hundreds of men in black armor rode towards Chang Yuchun's army at the foot of Langya Mountain on horseback.

"Kill!"

When Chang Yuchun saw this, he immediately roared, leading three thousand rebels, and charged towards the Yuan army.

The two sides met halfway, and immediately launched a fierce fight.

On the one hand is Chang Yuchun, a fierce general with a long history, and on the other is Timur, an unknown fierce brother.

The outcome of the battle between the two sides can be said to be without suspense.

Chang Yuchun's [-] rebels defeated the Yuan army twice as large as him without any effort.

Looking at the Yuan army fleeing everywhere, Chang Yuchun was in a great mood!
However, what made Chang Yuchun feel bad was that after the Yuan army was wiped out, Brother Meng'er led the remaining soldiers and fled away.

This made Chang Yuchun very angry.

But after some pursuit, it was also unsuccessful, so he had no choice but to give up.

After the three thousand volunteers led by Chang Yuchun arrived at the foot of Langya Mountain, seeing Chang Yuchun's arrival, thousands of volunteers shouted in unison.

"The Tartars are defeated!"

"The reinforcements are coming!"

"The reinforcements are coming!"

"Long live!"

"Marshal Zhu, you are finally here!"

Chang Yuchun led a group of soldiers to station at the foot of the mountain stronghold, responsible for guarding against surprise attacks by the Yuan army.

When Zhu Han arrived at the foot of Langya Mountain, he saw Chang Yuchun's camp full of rebels.

"See Marshal Zhu!"

"See Marshal Zhu!"

After Zhu Han revealed his identity, many rebel soldiers in Langya Mountain shouted in unison.

"General Zhao, how many troops do you have?"

Zhu Han asked Li Ershan, another great uncle of the Song Dynasty, with a smile.

"If you go back to the commander, there are still about 2000 people!"

"it is good!"

After Zhu Han heard 'Zhao' Ershan's answer, he immediately nodded and praised: "General Zhao, you have done a good job!"

"The subordinates are terrified!"

Hearing Zhu Han's praise, Li Ershan hastily bowed to salute.

"General Zhao, I order you to immediately lead the rebel army under your command to help General Chang wipe out the remnants of the Tartars! They must be completely wiped out!"

"Everything captured in Jiaozhou City will be given to you!"

Hearing Zhu Han's order, Zhao Ershan or Li Ershan was immediately overjoyed.

"Thank you for your grace!"

"Don't worry, Marshal, the subordinates will definitely wipe out all the Tartars, and will never disappoint the Marshal's expectations!"

Zhao Dechun roared excitedly, led the rebel army under his command, and led Chang Yuchun's troops to Jiaozhou City to chase down the remnants of the Yuan army.

Shandong, outside Haiyang County.

Ha Ma, the Prime Minister of Dayuan in Shandong, is leading five thousand elite soldiers to station in the west of the city.

In the east of Haiyang County, more than 6000 Korean soldiers who had just arrived were stationed.

The two sides completely surrounded Haiyang City.

Under the leadership of Liu Sangui, the defenders in the city broke through one after another, and every time they lost troops, they would not be able to succeed.

For this battle, Shandong Prime Minister Ha Ma is already sure of winning.

However, how to win this battle is the most important thing. For Ha Ma, calming down some coastal thieves is simply a small problem.

Hama wants to establish its prestige in Shandong through this battle, and make Shandong its own base.

Therefore, for these thieves in Shandong, Hama did not implement a very tragic policy of killing or burning them all, because Hama has already regarded these Shandong territories as its own.

As the saying goes, if Shandong is beaten to pieces because of the extermination of some thieves, then when I rule Shandong in the future, there will be no people, no money, how to maintain my own strength? .

at this time.

Puffs of thick smoke suddenly rose from the east of Haiyang County.

The thick black smoke shot straight into the sky, and there were faint and tragic cries.

"What's going on here?" Shandong Prime Minister Ha Ma walked out of the camp, and immediately asked the soldiers when he saw the situation in the east of Haiyang County.

Several Chihou soldiers of the Yuan army immediately went out to check, and soon they came back to report.

"My lord, it's the Koreans there who are burning, killing, looting, collecting food, grass and women," the scouts reported back.

"Bastards! This group of bloody Korean barbarians."

Hama scolded.

The Koreans were reinforcements invited by the Empress Dowager from the Kingdom of Korea.

As the hard-core dog legs of the Yuan Dynasty, the Koreans were far from being able to show their loyalty by contributing food and grass or women.

Goryeo has sent troops twice to help the Yuan Dynasty suppress the Red Turbans.

Ha Ma has long regarded Shandong as his private property, but some thieves in Haiyang County let these Koreans take this opportunity to burn, kill and loot in Shandong, and what was burned was his Ha Ma property.

It's just that Hama has nothing to do with these Koreans.

As the saying goes, listen to the tune and not listen to the announcement.

These Korean soldiers came under the order of the empress dowager, so for Hama, they are just a cooperative relationship and cannot command with full authority.

To the east of Haiyang County.

Puffs of thick smoke shot straight into the sky, and the tragic wailing of women resounded in the village.

"Hahaha, happy."

"Kill all these men, and take all the women back to the barracks."

"Useless old things, throw them into the fire and burn them to death."

A Korean general stood in the thick of the flames and shouted.

The surrounding high-collared soldiers have already fallen into madness.

They dealt with these unarmed ordinary people one by one full of brutality.

With the burning and killing of Korean soldiers, the entire villages and towns to the east of Haiyang County were reduced to scorched earth.

These ordinary people are actually very good people. When Liu Sangui's rebel army rose up, they did not follow these insurgents, but treated themselves as ordinary people.

Their goal is nothing more than to save their own lives.

When the rebel army rose, they were killed, robbed and burned their houses.

When the Mongolian Yuan army came, they were not killed, robbed or burned their houses.

On the contrary, shortly after these Koreans came, the local people were tortured one after another.

Those people who managed to save their lives fled to the deep mountains and dense forests one by one.

They have no food, and no one knows how long they can spend in the forest full of snakes, rats and ants.

And these Koreans returned to the barracks contentedly after burning, killing and looting.

The looted women were also divided up one by one by them. Not long after, the wails of women were heard again in the Korean barracks.

"These damned Central Plains people are so poor. Apart from a little food, they don't have any gold and silver treasures at all." Korean general Pu Dehuan said dissatisfiedly looking at the seized looted goods.

Another general, Jin Chengde, the deputy general of the Goryeo Army, said the same thing beside him.

"I heard that there are many gold and silver treasures accumulated by rebels in Haiyang County. If we can attack Haiyang County, we will be able to make a fortune."

"Oh, it's just a pity. Hama refuses to attack the city desperately. He insists on waiting for the defenders to surrender. It's just a daydream. These thieves are all damned. They should attack the city immediately and slaughter the city for three days."

Pu Dehuan said dissatisfied.

Now the Empress Dowager Qi, a Korean, is the nominal supreme ruler of the Yuan Dynasty.

The identity of the empress dowager Korean.Let other Koreans also feel that their boats are rising, especially these Korean soldiers and generals who were ordered to come to Shandong to fight the bandits.

They all regard themselves as higher-level existences than the Mongols and Han people.

Regarding the military order of Shandong Prime Minister Ha Ma, the generals of the Korean army, Pu Dehuan, Jin Chengde, and others simply listened to it if they wanted to, and they didn't listen to it if they didn't want to.

As a result, Ha Ma is not easy to get along with.

He ordered people to mix a lot of hands and feet into the military rations for the Koreans.

Either the amount of military rations was insufficient, or the rations were mixed with a lot of sawdust, sand and other sundries.

As a result, the Goryeo army began to plunder the surrounding villages and towns unscrupulously.

After the Shandong Yuan army and the Koreans divided the line of defense, they were in a situation where they ignored each other.

Regarding the Korean people burning, killing and looting on their territory, Ha Ma was annoyed in every possible way, but there was nothing he could do.

At this time, suddenly a detective came and reported.

"A lot of thieves appeared in the south," said the charcoal-eating horse.

"Where did the thieves come from? The biggest thieves were trapped in Haiyang County by me. They should be bandits who came out of nowhere." Ha Ma said indifferently.

Especially when he heard that there were only dozens of thieves in this group, Ha Ma didn't care much.

He sent a team of cavalry, about 100 people, to encircle and suppress this sporadic group of thieves.

The general name of these more than 100 people is Wang Side, who is a descendant of the Han Dynasty in Yunzhou.

Wang Side received the military order from Hama, and led the hundred cavalrymen out of the barracks in a hurry, heading straight for the group of sporadic thieves in the south.

According to the guidance of the scouts, they came to an important traffic route.

Wang Side went up the hillside and looked south, and he saw a group of sporadic thieves.

There are about a dozen people and a few horses.

"It really looks like a group of bandits." Wang Side smiled confidently.

According to the usual practice, there is no need to dispatch more than 100 people to deal with such a small number of bandits.

About a dozen cavalry is completely enough.

"I've been bored for so many days, let me exercise my muscles and bones." Wang Side smiled and asked the soldiers to put on the armor for himself, and then led the cavalry to rush forward.

But when they got closer and closer, Wang Side suddenly had a bad feeling.

Because he found that the bandits and bandits didn't panic, nor did they run away in fright.

Instead, he mounted his horse without haste, and then retreated to the rear.

Even while retreating, he looked back at Wang Side and the others.

Looking at them, it seems that they are deliberately luring Wang Side and the others to pursue them.

"Strange, are the thieves in Shandong stupid?"

"Can't you see that Lao Tzu is an elite?"

Wang Side couldn't help complaining in his heart.

Under Wang Side's pursuit, this group of thieves quickly retreated several miles away.

Wang Side led his own soldiers to chase wildly. When he turned a corner of the mountain, he suddenly saw a large number of infantry and flags appearing in front of him.

After the prince saw the big "Zhu" on the red flag in front of him, he couldn't believe his eyes.

"What!? This, this, how is this possible?" Wang Sidezhong couldn't help making a trembling voice.

As the son of the Marquis of the Han Army, Wang Side was once a member of the imperial guards of Emperor Meng Yuan.

In this way, Wang Side naturally participated in the battle of Hongze Lake.

As for the flag of the Red Turban Army, there is also the bright red flag with Zhu characters.

Wang Side is always like a nightmare, often appearing in dreams in the middle of the night, and every time it scares Wang Side into a cold sweat.

When Wang Side and others were in a daze, the army in front suddenly gave an order, and the cavalry came out from the two wings and rushed towards Wang Side and the others.

Seeing this, Wang Side yelled that it was not good.

By the time he wanted to turn around and run away, it was indeed too late.

Many ambushes also appeared in the forests on both sides.

Surrounded by more than a dozen cavalry including Wang Side, they were surrounded by three layers inside and three layers outside.

A black-faced red scarf army general rushed to Wang Side and the others on a tall horse.With a wave of the spear in his hand, he shouted loudly.

"The Tartars quickly dismounted and accepted the surrender."

Chang Yuchun yelled loudly like a thunderbolt, scaring Wang Side almost to fall off his horse.

(End of this chapter)