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

Chapter 128 Chen Youliang launched a sneak attack, Zhu Yuanzhang defeated Chen Youliang

"kill!"

Qi Xiang gave an order, and the Musketeers, like a pack of wolves, pounced on the Yuan army infantry again, killing countless Yuan army soldiers.

"Damn it, these bastards!"

Kong Kejian's face turned livid as he watched the Yuan army suffer another heavy loss.

The tactics used by the Red Turban Cavalry just now have been used several times, but they have been tried and tested repeatedly, killing and wounding a large number of Yuan Army infantry.

This made Kong Kejian very depressed.

"My lord, Chihuer has escaped!" a subordinate behind Kong Kejian suddenly shouted.

Kong Kejian frowned slightly, and saw that the Mongolian cavalry led by Cha Huer did not turn back to the Yuan army formation, but swooped towards the northwest direction, obviously about to run away.

Kong Kejian gritted his teeth with hatred, but also fell into a great panic because his friendly army fled.

At this time, the Red Scarf Army Musketeers suddenly retreated.

Kong Kejian and other Yuan troops thought that some turning point had happened.

However, when they saw the artillery being pushed out again from the formation of the Red Turban Army, the soldiers of the Yuan Army could no longer restrain the fear in their hearts.

"Failed!"

"Run!"

I don't know who yelled first, and then the entire Yuan army array quickly disintegrated like an avalanche!
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the artillery of the Red Scarf Army fired a salvo.

boom!
Boom! !
The salvo of artillery caused heavy casualties to the infantry of the Yuan army, and all the remaining courage was gone.

"Failed, defeated!"

"Escape!"

The Yuan army retreated, while the Red Turban army defeated the Yuan army with a crushing attitude.

"Quick, quick, evacuate, evacuate!"

Seeing the retreat of the Yuan army, Cha Huer, who was fleeing in the distance, also turned pale. He never imagined that the Red Turban Army had such terrifying fighting power, and within half an hour, the Yuan army was completely defeated. , A large number of soldiers threw away their helmets and armor, and fled to the rear in a desperate rout.

"go!"

Seeing the complete failure of the main force of the infantry of the Yuan army, Jia Huer immediately retreated the cavalry around him, and led the remaining troops to retreat westward, preparing to escape here.

Seeing the Yuan army's defeat, Zhu Han did not send troops to pursue it. He knew that there were not many people who could escape from Chahuer, and there were countless Yizhou rebels in ambush on the mountain road behind.

"Qi Xiang, immediately chase the Tartar infantry." Zhu Han looked at Qi Xiang and said.

"Yes, my lord!" Qi Xiang nodded, and immediately rushed to the battlefield.

Zhu Han turned around and glanced at the direction where the Yuan army was retreating, a cold light flashed in his eyes, "Kong Kejian, you Yan Shenggong, I'm afraid it's the end of your life!"

"Send the order, the whole army will attack!" Zhu Han shouted looking at the army in the distance.

"Retreat, retreat quickly, if you don't retreat, it's too late!" Kong Kejian finally understood that the enemy in front of him was beyond his ability to resist as the Red Scarf Army Musketeers rushed in from all directions.

It would be a blessing if he could escape in the hands of these red scarf thieves, how dare he think about turning defeat into victory.

Under the guard of his own soldiers, Kong Kejian rode his horse and fled desperately. He didn't care even if he trampled on the soldiers of the Yuan army, and fled desperately to the rear.

"My lord, don't we want our banner?"

"The banner is too heavy, life-saving is the most important thing."

Kong Kejian almost threw away all the cumbersome things that could be thrown away, finally trampled a bloody path, and escaped from the battlefield after Chahuer's ass.

Wang Shiji and others from the Yizhou Rebel Army followed behind the Red Turban Army and chased and killed the rout of the Yuan Army. A big victory filled all of them with energy, and they didn't feel tired even after running for more than ten miles.

After this battle, Kong Kejian lost almost all his soldiers and horses, and most of the Mongolian cavalry led by Chahuer fled back to Yizhou City with only a few hundred cavalry.

Even if they returned to Yizhou City, Kong Kejian and Cha Huer didn't dare to stay. They abandoned the city and fled that night, not even caring about setting fire to the newly hoarded food and supplies in Yizhou City.

Under the city of Yizhou, the Red Turban Army led by Zhu Han and the Yizhou Rebel Army appeared at the gate of the city.

Tens of thousands of Yizhou gentry and common people came out of the city to welcome them. They held dry food and fine wine in their hands, and they really looked like they were welcoming Master Wang.

"Deputy Marshal, all the grain depots and silver depots in the city are intact!"

Chang Yuchun happily came to report. In order to ensure safety, Chang Yuchun led his own soldiers into the city first to take over the city defense.

"Okay! Enter the city!" Zhu Han nodded in satisfaction, and then led the army into Yizhou City with a big wave of his hand.

After entering Yizhou City, of course, the first thing to do is to open a warehouse to release food and recruit loyal soldiers and horses!

The people in Yizhou were oppressed by the Yuan Dynasty, and they already had a deep hatred. Now that Zhu Han led the Red Scarf Army to support them, everyone enthusiastically signed up to join the army, hoping to join Zhu Han's Red Scarf Army.

"Wang Shiji!"

On the school field outside Yizhou City, Zhu Han looked at the crowds of people who came to join the army and shouted loudly.

"Marshal, the last general is here!" Wang Shiji responded quickly.

"From today onwards, you will be the magistrate of Yizhou, concurrently serving as the commander-in-chief of Yizhou, responsible for recruiting soldiers and horses, and then attacking Jining Prefecture in Qufu, there must be no mistakes!" Zhu Han urged Wang Shiji.

"The last will obey!"

Wang Shiji respectfully agreed.

This time, he not only conquered Yizhou, but also wiped out all the soldiers and horses of Yan Shenggong Kong's family, and there was no more troops in Shandong that could resist the rebels.

As for Shandong Zuo Prime Minister Ha Ma, I am afraid that he will pee his pants in fright when he sees the banner of the Red Turban Army Zhu Han.

The news that Zhu Han took his army back to Yizhou and defeated Kong Kejian, Duke of Yansheng, quickly spread throughout Shandong.

Many Yizhou gentry and wealthy merchants visited Zhu Han one after another and provided various assistance to Zhu Han.

In Yizhou City, Zhu Han organized Yizhou's local rebel army to reorganize and retrain, and soon gained a firm foothold. At the same time, he began to liquidate those local tyrants and bullies who colluded with Meng Yuan, ransacked their homes and confiscated their land, and then distributed them to the rebel soldiers.

In just one month, more than 3 rebel soldiers and horses were gathered in just one Yizhou Prefecture!

The surrounding Jining Mansion and Yidu Mansion were trembling and fell into extreme panic, but the local Han people were encouraged and raised their troops to resist the tyranny of the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties. One by one, they held high the banner of the Red Scarf Army, and they could easily gather The scale of tens of thousands of people!

Among them, in Qufu, the old lair of Yan Sheng Gong Kong Kejian, a rebel army also emerged, known as the Restoration Army, and sent people to Yizhou to ask for support and reinforcements.

Zhu Han attaches great importance to this rebel army in Qufu, because the number of this restoration army is so large that it has reached as many as 5000, which shows how hard Yanshenggong Mansion oppressed the local people in Qufu.

"Qi Xiang!" Zhu Han sat in the government office of Yizhou and summoned Qi Xiang, the commander of the musket cavalry regiment.

"The last general is here!" Qi Xiang quickly responded.

"You take three hundred Musketeers to Qufu to assist the Restoration Army in capturing Qufu." Zhu Han ordered.

"As ordered!"

Qi Xiang responded.

"Also, according to the commander's order, from now on, except for the rebels in Jining and Yizhou, they will all belong to you for unified dispatch. The soldiers and horses of Yizhou and Jining will support each other. If anyone dares to disobey the military order, I will kill you first and then play. Anyone who violates the military order will be executed!" Zhu Han continued.

"As ordered!"

Qi Xiang responded.

"Go!"

Zhu Han waved his hand.

Qi Xiang hurried out of the city with [-] cavalry and set off for Qufu.

After the Battle of Yanguniu, Qi Xiang's Musketeers performed extremely well. Not only was it a dimension-reducing blow to the infantry of the Yuan army, but it was also able to do a job with ease against the brave and skilled Mongolian cavalry.

Moreover, after more observation, Zhu Han discovered that Qi Xiang has a great advantage, that is, he can get along well with anyone.

After coming to Yizhou for such a short period of time, Yizhou's Wang Shiji and other generals of the rebel army all had good personal education with Qi Xiang.

This kind of management talent was rare in Zhu Han's army, so he immediately left Qi Xiang in Shandong to take charge of unified command of the Yizhou and Jining rebels.

After taking a rest in Yizhou, Zhu Han led the new army back to Haiqu County, and then returned to Jinling by warship.

After the first battle in Yizhou, Yanshenggong Kong's family basically lost the ability to do things, and there is a high probability that they will lose their old nest Qufu. Without the backing of Shandong, it is impossible for the Yuan army to go south from here to threaten Zhu Yuanzhang. Huainan area.

The new army fleet led by Zhu Han soon arrived outside Jinling City. Zhu Han had just disembarked when he heard hurried footsteps behind him.

"Seven five, seven five, it's not good, it's not good!"

When Zhu Han turned his head, he saw his second brother-in-law Li Zhen running towards him with a panicked expression and sweat profusely.

"What are you panicking! Second brother-in-law, be careful not to fall!" Zhu Han frowned slightly when he saw his second brother-in-law Li Zhen's appearance, and said hastily.

"Qiwu, it's not good, Chen Youliang has attacked our territory!" Second brother-in-law Li Zhen said anxiously.

"What, Chen Youliang has already attacked our territory? When did it happen? Does my brother know?" Zhu Han was taken aback when he heard the words, and his face immediately turned livid. Chen Youliang is a potential enemy occupying the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, but Zhu Han did not expect that, Chen Youliang dared to turn against him so quickly.

"Chongba just came back from Suzhou. Our Anqing flight route has been cut off. I heard that the defenders have suffered heavy casualties." Second brother-in-law Li Zhen explained: "Come back with me and give your brother an idea!"

Zhu Han's face suddenly became serious, "Okay, let's go back right away and find a way to beat Chen Youliang, a capricious villain!"

After saying that, Zhu Han got off the boat immediately, and soon entered Jinling City with his second brother-in-law Li Zhen.

The elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang also just called together all the generals and counselors to discuss countermeasures. When he saw Zhu Han coming back, he immediately felt a lot more at ease.

"Qiwu, you are back." Zhu Yuanzhang immediately said while holding his hand.

"Brother, I just heard that Chen Youliang attacked us?" Zhu Han asked.

The elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, and handed several battle reports to Zhu Han.

Zhu Han took it over and took a look. It was all news that Chen Youliang raised 20 soldiers and thousands of battleships went down the river. Among them, Chizhou had already been captured by Chen Youliang, and Chizhou defender Hua Yun died in battle!

"Damn it!" Zhu Han was suddenly annoyed. He really underestimated Chen Youliang's ambition and courage before, and unexpectedly he captured Chizhou in a surprise attack!
Zhu Yuanzhang also had an ugly expression on his face, but he still held his breath and said calmly: "Although Chen Youliang's military strength has a great advantage now, he has just seized power after all, and his internal affairs are still unstable. There must be loopholes. do not worry!"

Zhu Han also calmed down when he heard the words, nodded, and then asked: "Brother, now that Chizhou City has been attacked by Chen Youliang, what about other places?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "The other places are the rear of our army. Chen Youliang did not dare to send troops rashly, so one hundred thousand troops stationed in Chizhou Prefecture. However, Chizhou is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and our army has no way to break through and take it back!"

"Damn it!" Zhu Han gritted his teeth, Chen Youliang took advantage of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River this time.

At this time, Zhu Han suddenly thought, since Chen Youliang was unstable internally, he definitely wanted to make a quick decision. If he could lure the enemy in, wouldn't he be able to make Chen Youliang a big ambush for him?

"Brother, we can use a trick to lure the enemy into deep!"

Zhu Han said suddenly.

Zhu Yuanzhang quickly asked: "What method, how to lure the enemy deep?"

Zhu Han said with a smile: "Chen Youliang's sneak attack on us shows that he is not well prepared, and he must want a quick victory. If we can send someone to seduce him, we will say that Jinling's defenses are empty, and we only need a large army to come over. If you can capture Jinling City, I'm sure Chen Youliang will be fooled!"

Zhu Han's analysis can be said to be well-founded.

Not only Zhu Yuanzhang, but Xu Da, Zhou Dexing, Li Shanchang, Liu Bowen, Shi Naian and others also nodded in agreement frequently.
Zhu Yuanzhang slapped his hands even more excitedly, and said quickly: "Good idea!"

The older brother Zhu Yuanzhang frowned again, "But how can we trick Chen Youliang into taking the bait?"

Zhu Han smiled and said, "Brother, do you still remember where Kang Maocai is from?"

"Kang Maocai?" Zhu Yuanzhang was taken aback when he heard the words, and then suddenly realized.

Kang Maocai was originally a general of the Yuan army, but later surrendered to Zhu Yuanzhang and made a lot of military exploits. Zhu Yuanzhang appreciated him very much. The general who came out of the town is from Hubei, and he is from the same town as Chen Youliang, and has always had a good relationship.

Chen Youliang had a conversation with Zhu Yuanzhang before, and the middleman was Kang Maocai.

"Haha, that's a good idea!" Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed, and immediately sent someone to find Kang Maocai.

Poor Kang Maocai was worried all the way, he also heard the news that Chen Youliang succeeded in attacking Chizhou, that would have killed him.

I heard that Chen Youliang used a merchant ship to load soldiers, sneaked into Chizhou, and then succeeded in robbing the city gate. Kang Maocai, as a middleman in the business, was naturally terrified to death.

"Sinner Kang Maocai, see King Wu!"

As soon as he saw Zhu Yuanzhang, Kang Maocai knelt on the ground to plead guilty without saying a word.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't mean to blame at all.

He stepped forward quickly and helped Kang Maocai up.

Kang Maocai was relieved to see that Zhu Yuanzhang was not angry.

"General Kang, we need your help now." Zhu Han said with a smile.

"Deputy Marshal, please order!" Kang Maocai said respectfully.

"We need you to seduce Chen Youliang!" Zhu Han said directly.

When Kang Maocai heard the words, he almost collapsed on the ground without being frightened, and quickly refused: "Deputy Marshal, I can't do this as a lower official, the lower official and Chen Youliang didn't make friends in private!"

Dare Kang Maocai thought that Zhu Han was testing him.

"Haha, General Kang, don't panic! I'm not trying to test you. This time we plan to give Chen Youliang a plan to lure the enemy deeper. You are the most critical link. You must come forward. Otherwise, once Chen Youliang senses something is wrong, Then he will definitely retreat!" Zhu Han said.

Afterwards, Zhu Han revealed the detailed plan to lure the enemy without hiding anything.

Kang Maocai was greatly moved by this kind of unsuspecting manner of employing people.

"This"

However, Kang Maocai was still hesitating.

"But, but the deputy commander, Chen Youliang is as cunning as a fox. If you ask the general to lie to him, are you afraid that he won't take the bait?" Kang Maocai said.

"Hehe, don't worry about this, just do it." Zhu Han said with a smile.

"Alright then!" Seeing that Zhu Han had said so, Kang Mao had no choice but to agree.

Seeing this, Zhu Han showed a smile.

"Then, according to the arrangement of the deputy commander, I will write a letter immediately, and I will do my best to cooperate with the deputy commander!"

"Well, well, thank you General Kang." Zhu Han said with a smile.

Immediately, Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang were responsible for assisting from the side, making Kang Maocai's letter look seamless!

In the letter, Kang Maocai responded with Jinling Dongjiang guard general, saying that Jinling's defense was empty, and asked Chen Youliang to lead the army deep, and then he could enter Jinling city.

The news in the letter was half-truth and half-false. After several changes, Chen Youliang would definitely not doubt it, unless Chen Youliang could bear the temptation of a quick decision.

Although the plan this time is to lure the enemy to go deep, it can't be regarded as an adventure at all. The main reason is that Jinling City's defenses are strong. When his army reaches the Jinling City, then no matter how many troops he has, Jinling City can still be kept. .

Kang Maocai wrote the letter, handed it to the guards around him, and delivered the letter to Chen Youliang.

After Kang Mao finished everything, he breathed a sigh of relief, then turned his head and cupped his hands at Zhu Han, "Deputy Commander, then Chen Youliang will fall into the trap!"

"Okay, if General Kang cooperates with our plan, it will definitely succeed. We can wipe out Chen Youliang's army in one fell swoop and make him pay the price." Zhu Han said.

Although the plan this time was a bit sinister, in order to defeat Chen Youliang, Zhu Han had no choice.

Kang Maocai nodded, "Please don't worry, deputy commander! The general will be on standby with the army at any time, and Chen Youliang will definitely come and go."

"Okay, General Kang, you must be careful with Chen Youliang, and don't let Chen Youliang find out."

"Don't worry, deputy commander, I, Kang Maocai, did not live in vain, and I will not let Chen Youliang discover it! As long as he is deceived and dares to come to Jinling, I, Lao Kang, will never show mercy." Kang Maocai said with a smile.

"Haha, General Kang is such a hero!" Zhu Yuanzhang praised Kang Maocai.

Kang Maocai was immediately flattered.

"General Kang, then I will trouble you!" Zhu Han said.

Kang Maocai nodded, turned around and walked out.

The older brothers Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han waited for the news of Chen Youliang.

at last!

Three days later, Kang Mao came forward excitedly and said that Chen Youliang had taken the bait, and had sent someone to approach him secretly, and he really wanted to sneak attack Jinling!
The elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed immediately, he laughed and patted Zhu Han on the shoulder, "Haha, Qi Wu, you are really Zhuge Liang reborn!"

"Hey, brother, you are pushing too hard!" Zhu Han said with a smile.

Chen Youliang was also very cunning, he specially sent someone to meet Kang Maocai in secret, and checked them inside and outside Jinling City according to the key points in Kang Maocai's letter, lest there was any intention to deceive him.

Sure enough, everything was as Kang Maocai said.

Jinling City is really short of soldiers and horses, because the notices of recruiting strong men to join the army are everywhere on the streets, and there are groups of wealthy merchants fleeing outside the city, all of which show the emptiness of Jinling City.

After getting the affirmation from the envoy, Chen Youliang finally felt relieved, and the convening department will set off for Jinling on the battleship overnight!

In Chen Youliang's view, his sneak attack this time will be perfect. As long as he can capture Jinling, the overall situation is basically settled.

"Jinling, send troops!"

Standing on the bow of the warship, Chen Youliang could not help but clenched his fists as he listened to the rushing water in his ears.
There was a cry.

At this moment, Chen Youliang couldn't wait any longer, he wished he could take Jinling immediately and seize all the belongings of Zhu Yuanzhang and the rich families in Jinling.

At that time, you can wantonly expand your power and become the lord of the world!

Of course, one more person is needed to cooperate in this, and that is Kang Maocai.

Soon, the army led by Chen Youliang sneaked to Dongjiang outside Jinling City by night.

According to the agreement with Kang Maocai, they will meet at the wooden bridge near the Dongjiang River, then tear down the wooden bridge and enter Jinling City directly along the waterway.

However, when Chen Youliang led his army to Dongjiang, he found that there were no wooden bridges.

"Where's the wooden bridge!?"

"Where is the wooden bridge?"

Chen Youliang grabbed the messenger who contacted Kang Maocai and questioned him severely.

The envoy also looked confused in the night, "Marshal, this is the place. I remember that this is a wooden bridge. For some reason, it has now become a stone bridge!"

"Are you sure?" Chen Youliang couldn't help asking.

"The next officer is sure!"

Chen Youliang pushed the messenger away and shouted to the bridge: "Old Kang, Lao Kang!"

"I'm Lao Chen, where are you?"

He yelled three times in a row, but there was no response at all except for the yelling of frogs and toads.

Several generals also felt that they might have gone to the wrong place because it was too dark, and they all suggested to turn around and search again.

However, how vigilant Chen Youliang was, after such a long delay, he already realized that something was wrong.

"It's not right!"

"Either Lao Kang cheated on me, or Lao Kang was exposed!"

Chen Youliang's heart sank, and he ordered immediately.

"Give me an order to retreat the entire army immediately!"

Chen Youliang urged sharply, and the entire fleet immediately retreated in a panic.

At this moment, there was a sudden roar, a ray of light cut through the night, went straight to the sky, and then exploded a dazzling firework.

"Kill!"

"Catch Chen Youliang alive!"

"Kill Chen Youliang!"

The originally pitch-black surroundings were suddenly filled with shouts and killings!
Countless torches lit up from the sky above the Dongjiang River, covering the sky above the Dongjiang River in an instant, flying towards the fleet like falling stars.

"not good!"

Chen Youliang's expression suddenly became serious.

It all came too suddenly.

Their fleet was surrounded!
"Immediately give up attacking Jinling and withdraw!"

Chen Youliang gave the order decisively.

The fleet retreated immediately, but these fireballs seemed to have eyes, and the hit rate was very high!
Some even directly hit the boat next to Chen Youliang.

"No! Quickly retreat!"

Chen Youliang shouted loudly.

He also knew the consequences of such a hasty escape, many ships would collide with each other and be damaged, but the situation was critical, and he could no longer take care of that much.

He decided to abandon some of the ships and immediately led the army to flee Jinling.

As soon as his thoughts fell, he heard a loud bang, and a ship was instantly hit by a fireball, and the ship suddenly burst into flames.

"Damn!"

Seeing this scene, Chen Youliang cursed angrily, and immediately ordered to move forward at full speed.

"Quick! Accelerate again, hurry up!"

Chen Youliang kept urging the crew. He knew that if this continued, if a ship was burned and blocked the channel, he would be unable to run even if he wanted to, and he would definitely be doomed.

However, even so, the fleet was still heading forward very slowly.

"Quick! Quick!"

Chen Youliang kept shouting loudly, his forehead was dripping with sweat, and his eyes were red.

The trebuchets and artillery that Zhu Han had arranged in advance were already ready to attack. At this time, they were fully fired, firing incendiary projectiles at Chen Youliang's fleet on the river.

One after another, the flaming bullets fell on the river like raindrops, smashing Chen Youliang's flagship ship and escort ships into a thousand holes.

"Boom!" A huge explosion sounded, and the flagship ship where Chen Youliang was on was blown to pieces, and puffs of black smoke rose up.

"Damn Kang Maocai!"

While cursing, Chen Youliang jumped onto another battleship under the guard of his own soldiers, then raised the sails and fled to the rear recklessly, but they were attacked again before they could escape far. The mast was shattered and broken, and the battleship shook violently. Chen Youliang sat down on the deck, his face pale.

"Quick! Speed ​​up, hurry up, hurry up!"

Chen Youliang hurriedly urged his subordinates to speed up, yelling non-stop.

Suddenly, a soldier pointed to the bright river not far away and said loudly, "Marshal, there are enemy troops intercepting!"

Chen Youliang looked in the direction of his finger, and suddenly saw a burly man with a resolute face standing on a warship on the river, his eyes fixed on their warship, That posture seemed to want to destroy all of Chen Youliang's ships.

The future turned out to be Kang Maocai!
"Kang Maocai, what exactly do you want to do!"

Chen Youliang finally couldn't hold back the anger in his heart, and shouted at Kang Maocai.

"Hahaha!"

"Chen Youliang, I advise you to surrender obediently!"

Kang Maocai stepped onto the warship and scolded loudly.

"Humph!"

Chen Youliang snorted coldly and said, "If you want me, Chen Youliang, to surrender, you, Kang Maocai, are not qualified!"

Kang Maocai was furious when he heard the words, and immediately led his army to launch a surprise attack on Chen Youliang.

However, the two warships next to Chen Youliang desperately defended and blocked Kang Maocai's attack.

However, the overall battlefield situation is still dominated by Zhu Yuanzhang's army.

Chen Youliang saw the right time, led the remnants of the navy to break through the siege, and fled into the wide Yangtze River.

Behind Chen Youliang, the Dongjiang River was full of flames and shouts of killing!
A big defeat ended Chen Youliang's ambition to annex Jiangnan.

These soldiers also looked in shock.

"Marshal, what should we do? Do you want to return to Chizhou?"

A lieutenant came to Chen Youliang's side and asked in a low voice.

"I can't go back. Once I go back, I will be surrounded by Zhu Yuanzhang. We can't defend Chizhou!"

Chen Youliang said calmly.

Under his order, these navy soldiers and horses continued to rush desperately, fleeing towards Hubei, which is behind them.

Chen Youliang knew very well in his heart that in this battle, his navy suffered extremely heavy losses, and he might not be able to fight again in the short term.

However, although Chen Youliang was defeated, his strength is still strong, and Huguang's strength is still enough to support his revenge.

Moreover, many of his generals and veterans have escaped. These people are all his elites. With them, he will soon be able to train a new army.

Thinking of this, Chen Youliang had hope in his heart again.

At the same time, in the mansion of King Wu in Jinling City, King Wu Zhu Yuanzhang was summoning the generals to start rewarding them for their merits.

The big victory last night caused Chen Youliang a heavy loss, and he no longer has the strength to challenge him.

"King Wu, there is one Chizhou left, let me take it back!" Xu Da pleaded.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while, nodded and said, "You take [-] soldiers and horses to capture Chizhou."

"As ordered!"

Xu Da took the order and drove towards Chizhou with [-] soldiers and horses.

In fact, it was not just Chizhou, Xu Da led the army to chase Chen Youliang all the way, took Chizhou without bloodshed, and then continued to go upstream, and the cities such as Nanchang and Jiujiang along the way also surrendered in anticipation.

Everyone already knew that Chen Youliang was defeated outside Jinling City and lost most of his soldiers and horses. He was already powerless against Zhu Yuanzhang.

Everyone in the world can clearly see that Zhu Yuanzhang's progress along the way is like a god's help. No matter what opponent he is, no one has ever been able to take advantage of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Such a powerful character, who can not know how to stand in line.

This kind of situation made Xu Da very depressed. He led an army of 20 from Jinling, fought all the way for thousands of miles, and recovered and conquered more than [-] cities, but he hardly killed or beheaded him, because they all fell in the wind.

After Xu Da took Jiangxi, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han were very happy.

Because Jiangxi is rich in products, not only has sufficient food, but also produces precious porcelain in Jiangxi, especially Jingdezhen porcelain, which has made rapid progress in the Yuan Dynasty and has become a best-selling treasure all over the world.

As long as you control Jiangxi's porcelain, you can basically double the profit of the trade.

For Xu Da who captured Jiangxi, although he did not have many beheaded captives, Zhu Yuanzhang still sent someone to add an official to Xu Da, and awarded him the position of the governor of the Chinese Army. He became one of the generals second only to Zhu Han head.

After obtaining Jiangxi, Zhu Han's silver coin plan has also begun to be put on the agenda.

Defeating Chen Youliang this time basically guaranteed the peace and stability of Jiangnan.

Chen Youliang was defeated this time.

It is absolutely impossible to recover after one or two years.

"If it weren't for us to develop Jiangnan and cultivate people's strength, I would have led the army to personally conquer Chen Youliang and knock down his lair!" said the elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang.

For Chen Youliang's sneak attack this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely annoyed. If it weren't for the fact that there were too many things to do inside Jiangnan, he would never let Xu Da lead [-] soldiers and horses, and just capture Jiangxi and stop. It is inevitable to go up the Shuojiang River and annex Huguang.

Zhu Han naturally understood the thoughts of his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang. He smiled and said to his elder brother, "After this big defeat, Chen Youliang is no longer a concern. Even if he makes a comeback, our strength will increase by then. Huguang can compete against it, but it is even more impossible to defeat us!"

Zhu Han didn't worry too much about Chen Youliang anymore, because Chen Youliang's tactical level was right there.

Even if he expanded his military strength in Huguang, it would be nothing more than building a bunch of classical warships.

And Zhu Han will have a large number of artillery warships by then.

One artillery battleship is enough to destroy ten classical warships.

This gap in technology is definitely not something that can be made up in terms of quantity.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han brothers have already discussed it, and now they are focused on developing their strength.

"The minted silver coins have already been sampled, bro, take a look."

Zhu Han pushed a small box in front of his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang.

This small box is beautifully made, and the inside is lined with precious velvet, and several silver coins of different sizes are placed on it.

"The appearance of this silver coin is really exquisite!"

Holding a silver coin in his hand, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed in admiration.

These silver coins are painted with exquisite patterns, and there is a big "Zhu" character on the obverse.

That's right, it is Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han's Zhu surname, and its representative is naturally Zhu Yuanzhang, the king of Wu in the south of the Yangtze River.

Because Zhu Yuanzhang's Wu Wang is a real seal, this kind of real seal vassal king must have his own right to mint coins. If he writes the word "Zhu" on it, no one can tell what is not in compliance with the rules.

"Brother, look at its side." Zhu Han said.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard it, he immediately picked up the side of the silver coin and looked at it.

On the side of the silver coin, there are thin layers of tooth patterns, and each of these gears looks exquisite.

"What is this for?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

Zhu Han said with a smile, "With these tooth patterns, we can prevent some people who are greedy for cheap from scraping the silver on it. As long as the tooth patterns are incomplete, the currency can be said to be defective."

Zhu Han specially set up a workshop for casting silver coins in Jinling City, and all the techniques used were taught by Zhu Han to the craftsmen.

The anti-counterfeiting technology among them is even more unique in the world, and the pattern on this silver coin is definitely not drawn casually. It contains many mysterious anti-counterfeiting marks, which only the experts of Jinling Mint can see from it.

In this way, a large number of profiteers can be prevented from using substandard silver coins to counterfeit silver coins.

With so many secrets of minting coins, Zhu Han told his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang one by one.

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang felt very happy. He said with a smile, "With this batch of silver coins, our business in Jiangnan may increase several times!"

The prosperity of commerce and trade in the south of the Yangtze River allowed Zhu Yuanzhang to taste the benefits of collecting business taxes.

Zhu Yuanzhang in history was an emperor who suppressed business extremely.

Now under the influence of Zhu Han, he has become a monarch who attaches great importance to business.

Zhu Han said with a smile, "Well, if it is doubled several times, it may be too fast, but it is absolutely no problem to increase Jiangnan's tax by about [-]%!"

"Nowadays, there are frequent business exchanges in Jiangnan, and a large number of copper coins are no longer enough. As for banknotes, they are definitely a thing to fool people. If we want to gain the hearts of the people in Jiangnan, we can't touch such things as paper currency for the time being."

Originally, such things as banknotes are very good.

Paper money is easy to carry, it is beneficial to large-scale commercial transactions, and it can also realize the control of credit currency. For the central government of the imperial court, it can reduce a large part of the financial pressure of minting currency.

However, paper money, after decades of messing around with Meng Yuan, has already made reputation worse than wiping floor mats.

What's more, if anyone dares to propose the issue of banknotes, the people in Jiangnan will definitely call him a big shit.

Under such circumstances, Zhu Han didn't dare to risk the power of the world, and obediently minted silver and gold coins, which was the proper way.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, and said in agreement, "Paper money is the root of all troubles. The Yuan is so corrupt. The biggest culprit is paper money!"

After Jiangnan had this batch of minted silver coins, a new round of vitality broke out in commerce and trade.

Especially after Jiangxi was annexed, the tax communication between Jiangxi and Jiangnan was canceled by Zhu Han's suggestion.

That is to say, there is no longer the original double taxation for the trafficking of porcelain and other products from Jiangxi to Jiangnan.

As a result, a large number of Jiangxi porcelain entered the Jiangnan market at a lower price, and various goods such as silk, paper, cloth, and silverware and lacquerware, which were abundant in Jiangnan, were trafficked to Jiangxi at a low price. A win-win situation will soon be achieved, the tax burden ratio has not increased, but due to the increase in quantity, the commercial tax collection has increased by about [-]%!
The financial revenue of the entire Wu Palace has already made Zhu Yuanzhang a little worried.

It's not that I'm worried about not having money to spend, but I'm worried about how to spend the money reasonably.

After all, according to Zhu Han's suggestion, his current army did not expand aggressively, but used the new army as a template to gradually carry out reorganization and training, not pursuing an excessively large number, but pursuing elites.

For these extra taxes, Zhu Han suggested that his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang invest all of them in the construction of workshops and schools in Jinling, Chuzhou, Suzhou, and Hangzhou.

"Brother, you don't know. If we didn't have these workshops, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to make so many good things."

"Now Hu Dahai in Quanzhou has sent people to report the victory. The first batch of ships they sent have arrived in the area of ​​Champa in the south, and Boni and other countries in the south have also sent people to get in touch. Nanyang The business and trade will be opened up soon!"

"The glass, sugar and other goods that Quanzhou County originally stocked are not enough to sell in Nanyang!"

Once the Maritime Silk Road in Quanzhou was opened, Zhu Yuanzhang would never be short of money again.

Especially with Zhu Han's naval guards, they will not be afraid of any pirates and looting at all, and there will be no accidental losses.

Therefore, Zhu Han strongly suggested that his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang invest all the extra money he earned in the construction of various workshops and schools.

Zhu Yuanzhang accepted Zhu Han's suggestions without any rejection.

"July [-]th, what are you teaching in these schools, I am getting more and more incomprehensible." Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help complaining.

Since the king's capital was set in Jinling, Zhu Yuanzhang gathered his nephews, nephews, and other generals' nephews and other young people in the school in Jinling, and asked them to learn and read with their husband.

Originally, this was a traditional private school, but after Zhu Han's mixing, all the teachings in this school were new things that seemed weird to Zhu Yuanzhang.

(End of this chapter)