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

Chapter 58 Overcoming Dingyuan!

"Great Mongol warrior, swear not to surrender!"

In desperation, Timur summoned the last courage.

He drew out his scimitar, and rushed towards the west gate one by one.

Timur knew that the Red Scarf Army only killed Mongols, and he had absolutely no reason to surrender. Whether he surrendered or was captured, he would not be able to escape to death.

"Thieves, take your life!"

Timur rode his horse and swung his saber, and charged towards the west side of Dingyuan City.

At this time, the west gate of Dingyuan City had already fallen into the hands of the Red Scarf Army.

Zhu Yuanzhang just led the army to rush to the city, and the defenders dropped their weapons, and the city gate opened wide and surrendered.

Under the command of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Red Scarf Army quickly took control of the city gate, and a large number of Red Scarf Army soldiers poured into the city to accept the surrender of these Yuan soldiers.

Just as Zhu Yuanzhang was standing on the city wall, looking down at the battle situation in Dingyuan City, he suddenly saw a man and a horse rushing on the streets in the city.

The man brandished a scimitar, shouted something in his mouth, and killed him aggressively.

"Timur?"

A voice came from the ear.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw that it was the surrendered general Han Cunhou who had led his troops to surrender just now.

"Han Cunhou, do you think this is Dalu Huachi Timur?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked with surprise.

Han Cunhou hurriedly saluted and replied: "Marshal, it is Timur the Tartar!"

"Haha, we are planning to offer a reward to him, so we will come to die ourselves!" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed.

Immediately, he gave an order.

"Catch him alive!"

If a senior official like Dalu Huachi could be captured alive, it would be more valuable than killing him.

"Marshal, sinners are willing to go!" Han Cunhou said loudly.

"Okay, let's go!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a slight smile.

The timing of Han Cunhou's surrender was just right, so that he didn't lose a single soldier, so he naturally gave him some preferential treatment.

Pfft!
With a muffled sound, Timur with a bruised nose and swollen face was thrown to the ground.

"Marshal, luckily he lived up to his orders and captured the tartar Timur alive!"

Han Cunhou clasped his fists and said.

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed when he saw this.

"Haha, Timur, do you know us!"

Facing this imposing general of the Red Scarf Army, Timur no longer had the determination to die just now.

"Kill and cut, don't talk nonsense!" Timur said stiffly.

It's just that his trembling tone has already betrayed the panic in his heart.

"General Han, you have made great contributions by offering the city gate, and captured Timur, a Tartarist. We will reward you very much!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.

In fact, he didn't like generals like Xu Cunhou who betrayed their old masters at all.

But Zhu Han just told him that there are still a large number of yuan soldiers in Dingyuan City fighting for defense, and Han Cunhou must be used well.

"Marshal, the sinner is making atonement for his crime, so he dare not ask for any heavy reward!" Han Cunhou said happily.

"We appoint you as the deputy general of Dingyuan, and immediately appease those soldiers who are still resisting, and let them surrender immediately!" Zhu Yuanzhang said loudly.

"The general obeys orders!" Han Cunhou didn't even shirk, and immediately agreed happily.

Give him a Dingyuan lieutenant, which is equivalent to the original official position, which shows that he has a place in the Red Turban Army.

With the surrender of Han Cunhou to appease, except for some stubborn Mongolian Tartars in Dingyuan City, the rest of the soldiers quickly dropped their weapons and surrendered.

The entire Dingyuan City, except for two gaps in the city wall, fell into Zhu Yuanzhang's hands almost unscathed.

"Brother, what should we do with Timur?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked Zhu Han.

A Mongolian like Timur naturally has no possibility of surrendering. Even if he surrendered to the Red Scarf Army, Zhu Yuanzhang himself would not dare to use it.

But it would be a pity to kill him.

"It's easy, bro, we won't kill him, but we won't keep him either!" Zhu Han laughed.

"Then what should we do?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked quickly.

"This is a big fish. If we capture him, his reputation is enough. If we give him to Generalissimo Liu Futong, it will not only spread my brother's mighty military exploits in the Red Scarf Army, but also sell Liu Futong's face. It's a win-win situation!" Zhu said. Han said.

After capturing Dingyuan, Zhu Yuanzhang had both an army of tens of thousands and a fixed territory. The only thing he lacked was prestige among the Red Turban Army.

In the future, the Mongols will definitely attack the Red Turbans in the north. At that time, a large number of Red Turbans will be defeated and seek refuge. If the old brother Zhu Yuanzhang can make a name for himself now, he can take over those Red Turbans as a matter of course.

"Haha, okay, then I'll listen to you!" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed loudly.

Seeing that Dingyuan City fell into the hands of the Red Turban Army, Timur was completely plunged into fear.

He was very afraid that these red scarf soldiers would torture and kill him. After all, he had served in various official positions, but he used cruel methods to abuse Han people.

When he heard that he was going to send himself to Liu Futong, the commander of the red scarf bandits in Yingzhou, he suddenly felt that it would be better to die in Dingyuan City immediately.

When it falls into the hands of those red scarf thieves, I don't know how to suffer.

"Zhu Yuanzhang, you have the ability to kill Lao Tzu!"

Timur yelled and cursed, looking like he wanted to die quickly.

"Dog tartar, think well!"

Seeing this, Zhu Han ordered someone to grab a rag and stuff his mouth so that he could neither shout nor commit suicide.

"Timer, you have to survive to Yingzhou!" Zhu Yuanzhang also said with a smile.

"Come here, take it down and keep it in custody!"

After some reception, the entire Dingyuan City fell into the hands of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Most of the more than 1 military officers and soldiers in the city are local Han Chinese in Huaixi.

After clearing out all the Mongol Semu people, these Han soldiers were naturally incorporated into Zhu Yuanzhang's command without hindrance.

"Brother, it's time to release the Anmin Announcement!" Zhu Han reminded from the side.

"Yes, I almost forgot about this!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.

Immediately afterwards, an Anmin notice was issued in the name of Marshal Du, the forward of the Red Scarf Army's East Route Army.

Zhu Yuanzhang restrained the military law to the people in the Announcement to the People, ordered everyone to return to their old jobs, and did not allow any soldiers to harass the people, and those who violated the order would be severely punished.

In just two days, everything in Dingyuan City returned to calm.

In addition to the three thousand Longxing pro-army, the rear army led by Tang He and Ma Xiuying also stationed in Dingyuan City.

According to general Han Cunhou's account, Zhu Han and the others knew that the Yuan army in Chuzhou would not be able to come for at least a month, which gave them some time to rest.

After all, when they left Haozhou, the entire army was only 2 people, but now it has increased to more than 6 people.

With a three-fold increase, some rest must be made.

Taking advantage of this time, Zhu Han asked his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang to order to buy back all the spirits, sugar, nitrate and sulfur in Dingyuan City in the name of military procurement.

This time to break through Dingyuan City, the two-way point attack and blasting is the key to a quick victory.

(End of this chapter)