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

Chapter 151 The Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, the Royal Conquest
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang has already done it very well in naming the child.

"Okay, then let's give this little nephew a good name!" Zhu Yuanzhang immediately agreed happily.

The matter of choosing a name is an extremely important matter, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't dare to be sloppy at all, and immediately began to think about it.

After most of the day, he felt he had an idea.

"Starting from Zhu Biao, the children of our old Zhu's generation have always been surrounded by wood, and the little nephew should be the same."

Zhu Yuanzhang rubbed his palms, and then continued.

"How about this, this child is called Zhu Kai."

Zhu Han is also very satisfied with this name.

"Zhu Kai is good, it's a good name, then this little guy will be called Zhu Kai from now on."

After deciding on the name of the child, a happy birthday and full moon family feast officially began in the palace of the King of England.

After everyone had had their fill, sister-in-law Ma Xiuying took a group of children to the inner courtyard to see little Zhu Kai, while elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang discussed matters with Zhu Han in the front hall.

"Chen Youliang has made great strides all the way in Yunnan. I heard that he has sent heavy troops to surround the two cities of Dali and Kunming. Once Chen Youliang captures it, the whole of Yunnan will fall into his hands." Zhu Yuanzhang, the older brother, tasted tea. Said.

The Ming Dynasty had already opened up several trade routes in the Southwest by taking advantage of its abundant supply of goods.

Hundreds of spies also used these roads to go deep into Yunnan, Guizhou and other places.

Therefore, the spies of the Ming Dynasty were basically able to report in detail on the progress of Chen Youliang's attack on Yunnan.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang was far away in Yingtian Mansion, he was still able to quickly learn about Chen Youliang.

"No one thought that Duan Gong, the general manager of Dali, and Zaravalmy, the king of Liang, would be so hip-stretching. Fortunately, they can still use the walls of Dali and Kunming to delay Chen Youliang's time." Zhu Han said beside him .

The Ming Dynasty has decided that after the spring of the third year of Hongwu, the whole army will carry out the Northern Expedition on three fronts.

In order to complete the feat of the century-old foundation, the Ming Dynasty drew elite soldiers and generals from various places to participate in the Northern Expedition.

As a result, the situation in the southwest region will completely turn into a defensive posture. If Chen Youliang takes this opportunity to attack aggressively, it will indeed cause a lot of trouble for the Ming army.

"However, Chen Youliang's ability lies not in managing the place, but in fighting. Even if Chen Youliang defeats Yunnan, he may not be able to establish a stable rule in the local area when we attack Yunnan."

Zhu Han then said.

"That makes sense. If we were able to resolve the battle within a year during our Northern Expedition to the Yuan Dynasty, then we don't have to worry about Chen Youliang," said elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang.

"The Yuan Dynasty is at the end of its strength. Let's go up and give it a little push. The Yuan Dynasty is now a building that is about to collapse. One year is enough to resolve the battle." Zhu Han didn't have much worry about the Northern Expedition to the Yuan Dynasty.

Now the Ming Dynasty wants money, people, and food, while the Yuan Dynasty has internal and external troubles, and there is no advantage at all. How can it stop the Ming army from the Northern Expedition?
Zhu Han and his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang finally decided on the strategy of the Northern Expedition to the Yuan Dynasty.

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Yunnan, Dali city.

This place in Yunnan deserves to be like spring all year round. Even in winter, there is no such unbearably cold weather under the city of Dali.

Chen Youliang used this period of time to transfer a large number of craftsmen from Sichuan. He used these craftsmen to cast many bronze cannons outside Dali City. The walls of Dali City.

As for Duan Gong in the city, although he had sufficient manpower and material resources, he had no way to deal with Chen Youliang's army outside the city. He could only watch helplessly as Chen Youliang forged the cannon little by little.

The cannons that Chen Youliang ordered to cast were all in the style of the Lighting Army, using the most sophisticated gray gunpowder.

Compared with the original black powder, this brand new gray powder should have a stronger ejection ability, and it can react in the barrel for a longer period of time, without increasing too much pressure and causing the chamber to explode.

Naturally, Chen Youliang sent people to secretly learn the technique of gray gunpowder from the Ming army. Although the skills they learned were not very similar, they were already [-]% or [-]% similar, and it was enough to deal with the Dali City Wall.

"Report to Your Majesty, the mighty general's cannons have all been deployed!" A general of the Han army came to report to Chen Youliang.

In front of Chen Youliang's army, [-] cannons, with barrels as thick as tree trunks, pointed straight at Dali City ahead.

"Okay! Start bombarding the city wall!"

Following Chen Youliang's order, the terrifying siege artillery in the Han army immediately started firing.

Such a powerful cannon is not a concept at all with those small cannons before.

When the heavy projectiles hit the Dali City Wall, they would bring down large pieces of rammed earth and bricks every time.

"Quick! Pull all the strong men in the city to the city wall, and repair any defects immediately!"

Duan Gong immediately panicked when he saw how powerful the artillery of the Red Turban Army was.

But even if all the strong men in Dali City joined the ranks of repairing the city wall, the artillery power of the Han army was too great, and it was too late to complete the repair, and a new defect would appear on the city wall.

After a few rounds, the strong men in the city felt hopeless one by one, and many of them even started to lose heart. They secretly retreated from the city wall and hid in the city while the overseer was away.

Everyone knew that after the Han army broke through Dali City, they would definitely do a lot of burning, killing and looting. Now they have no confidence in defense, and they just want to find a safe place for themselves to hide.

Facing such a situation, even Duan Gong felt a little hopeless in his heart.

"It's not good, the city wall of the east city has collapsed, my lord!"

"My lord, the North City Gate has been destroyed by the enemy!"

"My lord, the west city wall has collapsed! All the strong men who repaired the wall have escaped!"

. . .

The continuous unfavorable news on the battlefield made Duan Gong's mood sink to the bottom.

Duan Gong didn't know how many days he could last in this situation.

After these powerful siege cannons joined the battlefield, it was no longer a matter of time before Chen Youliang broke through Kunming City.

Rumble!
With a loud noise, the Dali city wall was blasted by the artillery of the Red Turban Army to open a huge gap.

Tens of thousands of Han Red Turban soldiers had already formed formations outside the Dali city walls.

Prepare to move forward to capture Dali City.

Now with the opening of the last gap, the Han Emperor Chen Youliang rode his horse to the town and announced the order for a full-scale attack.

"Break through Dali City and wash the city for three days!"

When the Emperor Chen Youliang of the Han Dynasty issued an order, tens of thousands of soldiers of the Red Army Scarf Army immediately let out excited shouts.

Washing the city is different from ordinary massacres. There is no mandatory killing of the residents and people in the city. Instead, the attacking soldiers can loot the city unscrupulously. Of course, if someone dares to resist during the looting process, then kill them It is quite normal to see blood.

The reason why Chen Youliang gave this order was because he had a little tolerance at the last moment.

If the people in Dali city want to submit to themselves, then they can save their lives, but if anyone dares to be ignorant of current affairs, then the soldiers of the Dahan Red Scarf Army who entered the city will turn them into ghosts under the knife.

As the Han Red Turban Army launched an attack, the defenders of Dali City could not stop these wolf-like enemies at all.

The city of Dali started to burn, and there were still many people who wanted to resist, but they were all suppressed by the Dahan Red Turban Army.

The raging fire and thick smoke soon enveloped most of Dali City.

At this time, Duan Gong has no means to save the current defeat.

"Run away, run away!"

"My lord, let's go."

Several generals shouted anxiously beside Duan Gong.

The general manager's mansion in Dali City has a secret road leading to the outside of the city. Although Dali City has been breached, as long as they escape through the secret road, Duan Gong and others will not have to worry about their lives.

Duan Gong led several hundred of his family members and personal entourage, and they had already arrived at the entrance of the tunnel, ready to start fleeing at any time.

However, before entering the tunnel, Duan Gong reluctantly glanced at the completely chaotic Dali City.

"The centuries-old foundation of the Duan family in Dali is now in my hands!" Duan Gong whispered with tears streaming down his face.

But no matter how unwilling Duan Gong is, he must escape now.

Chen Youliang's conquest of Yunnan land is not just in name, but to control it thoroughly.

Then the Dali Duan family, the local snake that has entrenched here for hundreds of years, has no possibility of survival.

After Duan Gong led hundreds of people into the tunnel, they ran all the way south along the tunnel.

After finally getting out of the tunnel, he was already at the rear of Chen Youliang's army.

In normal times, this tunnel can be used to raid and besiege the enemy's weak points in the rear, but the combat power of the Dahan Red Turban Army is a level higher than that of the Dali Army, even if it is a sneak attack, it will hit a stone.

After Duan Gong and others escaped from Dali City, they had no choice but to run all the way south.

In the south of Yunnan, there are several local tribes who have intermarried with the Duan family in Dali for generations. Duan Gong wants to escape to those tribes and use their troops to find a way to fight back to Dali City.

It's just that the Dali Duan Clan's old nest, Dali City, is now lost. Whether those tribes who have intermarried for generations can continue to support themselves is an unknown that no one can be sure.

Duan Gong's inescapable road is destined to be full of dangers.

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Hongwu three years, February.

The Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty against the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty has finally begun!
The first to attack was the Daming West Route Army, led by Xu Da as the general and Chang Yuchun as the deputy general, commanding an army of [-], and launched an attack on the Xiazhou and Baozhou areas occupied by the Yuan Dynasty.

Tuyin Timur, Shaanxi Pingzhang of the Yuan Army, is the third younger brother of Wang Baobao, and he can be regarded as an experienced young general. If he is fighting ordinary people, Tuyin Timur still has a slight chance of winning.

However, facing the Ming army combination of Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, Tuoyin Timur was completely powerless, and was defeated steadily in just seven days!

Tuoyin Timur originally thought that he still had [-] soldiers and horses in his hands.

It should be able to withstand the Ming army's attack, but the reality told him that he was wrong.

After several defeats, Tuoyin Timur could only retreat to Xiazhou City.

At this time, the Xiazhou city was already empty, and there was an endless grassland outside the city. Tuoyin Timur knew that he had completely lost hope, and the Ming army would definitely launch an attack when he withdrew to Xiazhou. The fierce attack, so they simply gave up Xiazhou City.

Tuoyin fled without a fight, and immediately let Xiazhou, an important town in the northwest, fall into the hands of the Ming army.

Xu Da led the Ming army to take most of the Northwest into his record without any effort.

This place in the northwest used to be the site of the Xixia Dynasty in history. When the Mongolian Kingdom rose, Genghis Khan Temujin led his troops to attack Xixia. After three conquests, especially the last battle of destroying the country, the entire Xixia Kingdom was completely destroyed. , the Dangxiang tribe was slaughtered, and the entire northwest was reduced to a sparsely populated area.

Now under Xu Da's fierce offensive, the Mongols stationed here have run away completely, and the entire northwest area has almost entered an open area where there is no one for dozens of miles.

Large tracts of fertile farmland and pastures have been abandoned here.

Now it is the beginning of spring, Xu Da looks at the fertile land, and he is reluctant to abandon such a good land.

Xu Da immediately went to the imperial court, requesting that the land in the northwest be rewarded to the meritorious soldiers and the poor people in Shaanxi.

When Xu Da's memorial was reported, he did not arrive at Yingtian Mansion, but Haozhou.

Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty personally led the Central Route Army to the north from Haozhou. At this time, the emperor was officially stationed in Haozhou.

After seeing Xu Da's request, Zhu Yuanzhang did not reply immediately, but sent someone to pass the news to Zhu Han, so that Zhu Han could make up his mind on this matter.

At this time, Zhu Han had already arrived in Haizhou, Shandong.

Daming's Eastern Route Army will start from Shandong and go north along the Liaonan Road to recover Liaoyang Province.

After seeing Xu Da's request, Zhu Han immediately sent someone to send his answer to his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Farming is prohibited in the north of Yanzhou, and all pastures are operated. In the south of Yanzhou, land can be reclaimed for farming."

Zhu Yuanzhang was not very clear about the ins and outs of Zhu Han's reply.

However, now that the top priority of the Ming Dynasty is the Northern Expedition, there is not so much time to communicate about the distribution of land in the northwest, so Zhu Yuanzhang simply listened to Zhu Han's arrangement.

After all, Zhu Han emphasized very seriously in the letter that the use of the land must be divided according to this strategy, otherwise it will greatly affect the future of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Han is definitely not alarmist.

Northwest China belongs to the well-known junction of farming and nomadic pastoralism in China. During the Ming Dynasty in history, in order to consolidate the frontier defense, the imperial court organized military guards and people to reclaim grasslands on a large scale in Northwest China as arable land.

At the beginning, the grain output of these cultivated lands was very considerable, which met the military rations required by the Ming army stationed on the northwest border.

However, with the passage of time, these farmlands reclaimed from grasslands are rapidly desertified.

The strong sand and dust in the northwest region turned the entire Guanzhong into a hazy sky.

The once fertile farmland quickly turned into barren sand.

Because of the desertification of these lands, the Ming army's frontier defense in the northwest had to retreat.

By the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming army's frontier defense line in the northwest had quickly retreated to the hinterland of Guanzhong.

At this time, the distance between the Mongolian tribes in the northwest and Guanzhong is still hundreds of miles away.

Because at this time, the border defense line of the Ming army was no longer to guard against the Mongols, but to guard against the sandy land that eroded southward year by year.

Large-scale land reclamation and desertification in the northwest not only threatened Guanzhong, but also threatened the grasslands.

With today's national strength, this kind of land desertification is almost irreversible.

Zhu Han no longer worries much about the Mongols. What is really scary is the destruction of nature.

Therefore, he had to prevent Xu Da's proposal to reclaim wasteland on a large scale in the northwest.

Combining grazing and farming is the way of long-term management in Northwest China.

Hebei, Cangzhou.

Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty has led an army of [-] to the city of Cangzhou.

From Cangzhou to the north, only a few hundred miles away is the capital of the Mongols.

According to the reports from the Ming army's exploration of horses ahead, the Mongols had only a few thousand troops on this section of the road.

Moreover, most of these troops are mainly light cavalry scouts, and the real main force has all retreated to the capital city.

Obviously, the Mongols have already planned to abandon the metropolis.

Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty came to Cangzhou on his own expedition.

The military significance is not much, after all, the Mongols have given up lying down.

However, the political significance of Yujia's personal conquest is extraordinary.

Historically, since Shi Jingtang, the founding emperor of the late Jin Dynasty, took refuge in Khitan Yelu Deguang and ceded the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, no emperor of the Han Dynasty was able to set foot in the land of Youzhou.

Because of this, Zhu Hancai strongly persuaded his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang to go on a personal expedition, so that everyone in the world can see this proud moment.

Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty personally led the expedition, and the army involved was naturally the most elite army of the Ming Dynasty.

These troops were equipped with brand-new armors. Along the way, the flag of the Sun and Moon Army was waving in the wind. The Mongolian defenders along the way fled watching the wind. The local Han people cheered and cheered all the way to welcome the return of the king.

Since dispatching troops from Shandong Province, the Central Route Army led by Zhu Yuanzhang has encountered almost no resistance. It took some time to be greeted by people from all over the way.

After the army entered Cangzhou Mansion, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty promulgated an imperial edict in Cangzhou. In the imperial edict, Zhu Yuanzhang announced that all Mongolian and Han people in the north would be pardoned for all previous crimes as long as they surrendered, and treat them as the same people.

The common people's whole life is to dress and eat in peace and security. Naturally, they are scrambling to welcome the imperial decree of the Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, but those Mongols have already received the imperial dowager's decree, and fled to the north one by one with their bedrolls. The Mongols surrendered to the Ming army.

In this way, some local Han tyrants and Yuan Dynasty officials were left behind.

These people are devoted to the Yuan Dynasty.

But it is impossible for them to give up their hometown land and ancestral foundation and go to the prairie to become herdsmen.

And according to the rumors about the Ming army, once they surrendered to the Ming army, although they could save their own lives, the land they had accumulated over the past few hundred years would be confiscated by the Ming army.

So these people are the most hesitant.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang would not give them a chance to hesitate any longer. After a short rest in Cangzhou, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty led the Central Route Army to march north to continue to conquer the remaining forces of Meng Yuan.

The first state capital that needs to pass through from Cangzhou to the north is Hejian Prefecture.

Zhu Yuanzhang had already sent a wave of envoys to Hejian Mansion to persuade the generals defending the Yuan Dynasty to surrender.

However, when Zhu Yuanzhang led the army to the border of Hejian Prefecture, the news brought by the envoy ahead was not so smooth.

I saw that the envoy of Ming Dynasty was in a terrible state of distress, his official uniform and hat were gone, and his whole body was covered with scars from beatings.

When Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty saw this, he was furious and immediately asked what was going on.

The messenger immediately said in grief and indignation.

"I report to Your Majesty that Zhu Tiesuo, the guard of Hejian City in front, refused to surrender, and even killed a group of righteous men who wanted to abandon the dark and turn to the bright! The officials were robbed of their official uniforms and hats by them. When I left, I was whipped by them!"

When Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty heard this, he became even more furious.

"What a Zhu Tiesuo! Where did you come from?" Zhu Yuanzhang immediately asked the accompanying officials.

Most of the officials were not very familiar with these local generals in the Yuan Dynasty in the north. For a while, no one knew the origin of Zhu Tiesuo.

In the end, a small captain who joined the army in Cangzhou answered the Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang.

(End of this chapter)