First Minister of Ming Dynasty

If Xu Da's movements were slower, he might fall behind the Yuan army.

Facing the letter, Zhang Ximeng was also sweating on his forehead, and murmured: "There are 3 people here again. This is one table of food. Two tables of guests are here!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's pupils contracted, and a huge invisible pressure fell on his shoulders.

Should we continue to fight?

Or change plans?

At this time, the two groups of people were sent out, and the main force was ready, so they had to go.

It's just that the sudden appearance of an army of 3 yuan has more than doubled the difficulty of the war.

Lao Zhu didn't think for long, and said firmly: "Two tables of guests are two tables! Let's cook them all together!"

Zhang Ximeng was also relieved when he saw Lao Zhu's firm attitude, "My lord, since this is the case, immediately concentrate our forces, first break through and tie Mu'er first, and then send troops northward to meet the main force of the Yuan army!"

Lao Zhu calmly said: "Let's pass the order like this!"

Chapter 116 Battle Drums

In the first month of the 15th year of Yuanzhizheng, there is no flaw in the New Year.

In the Jianghuai land, a strong storm has formed, and the atmosphere of the decisive battle is almost suffocating.

In the past year, apart from exterminating bandits and bandits, and easily solving Zhao Junyong, there was almost no fighting.Replenish energy, reorganize, replenish weapons, and the state of the entire army has been adjusted to the best.

But even so, Zhu Jiajun had no intention of taking the initiative to attack.

After all, challenging a behemoth of 40 people turned out to be highly uncontrollable. Barbarossa's cannon shot sent the Germans a loving father, and the bomb at Pearl Harbor brought Showa's father a father.

The most ideal state is that the Yuan army dispatched troops to Gaoyou, and had to return to the north when there was a lack of food and grass and the weather was hot.

As a result, Zhang Shicheng suffered heavy losses, and the Yuan army may also be unable to go south due to lack of food and grass. For Zhu's army, they could even swallow the two Huaihe Rivers in one fell swoop.

But the ideal is Yang Yuhuan, the reality is Zhao Feiyan, Tuotuo is so arrogant that he attacks Liuhe, and doesn't take Zhu Jiajun seriously.

The enemy has exposed such a big flaw, if he doesn't make a move, I'm sorry for God's reward!

There is no way, Zhu Jiajun can only decisively adjust the plan, take the initiative to attack, severely injure Tuotuo, help Zhang Shicheng share the pressure, and strive for post-war benefits.

In fact, under the auspices of Zhang Ximeng, many sets of combat plans have been drawn up.

Such an arrangement is also acceptable.

Xu Da took the order and marched forward. It took only two and a half days to run 150 miles, from Lai'an to Tianchang.

Although this speed is not a historical record, it is quite astonishing. Zhu Jiajun's training has had an effect.

When Xu arrived, he immediately sent someone to investigate.

When the news came back, Xu Da actually laughed.

Needless to say, God is indeed helping him.

As mentioned earlier, Luo Guanzhong made the mistake of stealing books from Jiang Gan, and brought back the news that Zhao Junyong was going to attack Gaoyou. As a result, Zhang Shicheng sent troops to the north, seized Tianchang, and fought fiercely with Zhao Junyong. Thanks to Xu Da.

After this battle, Zhang Shicheng and Zhao Junyong had a small friction for a period of time, and the loss was not too big. Let's pay two to 3000 people each!

Later, when the Yuan army went south, Zhang Shicheng transferred back to Tianchang soldiers and horses.

When these people left, in order to prevent the city from falling into Zhang Shicheng's hands, they demolished a lot of them and left.

Then Zhao Junyong was completely defeated by Zhu Yuanzhang, and no one repaired Tianchang.

Xu Da's men rushed over, and there were two big openings of ten feet in Tianchang's city wall, and it was short of writing "Welcome to Tianchang".

"Enter the city!"

Under the decisive order, Zhu's army rushed into Tianchang like wolves and tigers.

There was almost no battle, Xu Da easily took down Tianchang, but after entering the city, Xu Da frowned.

How can such a dilapidated city withstand the Yuan army's attack?

He quickly ordered to mobilize everyone to repair the city wall and block the city gate... At the same time, he sent out scouts to investigate the enemy's situation.

Xu Da kept busy, and about half a day later, the scouts came back in a hurry.

"Commander, something is wrong!"

"what's up?"

"The Yuan Army is here!"

"what!"

Xu Da was also taken aback, how could he come so fast?

Even Xu Da didn't expect that the Yuan army had sent troops long ago, and Timur was the first to try to help.Moreover, there are quite a few soldiers and horses, Xuexue, a member of the Privy Council, is in charge of commanding, a total of [-] elite soldiers galloped here!

Xu Da's heart became cold all of a sudden. He rushed to repair the city wall, but it hadn't been completed yet. If the opponent attacked immediately, they might succeed.

What should I do?

Anyway, no matter what, the Yuan army cannot be let go!

Xu Da circled the ground a few times, and immediately ordered two thousand households to take the initiative to attack the Yuan army from the left and right. It would be best to hold the Yuan army for a while. Prepare for the Yuan army!

The order was given, and the soldiers hurried into action.

Frankly speaking, at this moment Xu Da is not even half sure.

The Yuan army came too fast and there were too many.

A full 3 people are more than those who attacked Liuhe.He was the one in charge of sniping the reinforcements, but the reinforcements were more than the main force, so how could he play?

No one knew how much pressure Xu Da had endured during this period of time.Anyway, from then on, Xu Da almost never smiled in every battle, with his unchanging face, outsiders said that he was calm and calm, and his face did not change when Mount Tai collapsed in front of him, which was the demeanor of a general.

Only Xu Da himself knows that fortune and misfortune depend on each other, and the dilapidated city of Tianchang County makes it easy for him to win without bloodshed.But the broken city wall couldn't stop the Yuan army that followed, putting him in an unprecedented dangerous situation.

The fact is so, on the battlefield, how can one get carried away with complacency!

The whole night was spent in tension and busyness.

After various news came, Xu Da relaxed a little.

After encountering the attack, the Yuan army took the initiative to retreat ten miles, set up camp, and waited in full force, showing no sign of moving forward.

Xu Da didn't know what was going on, it seemed that the chief general of the Yuan army should be a very cautious person.

This is just right, you can bluff and buy time!

Xu Da seized every minute of his time and did not dare to waste it. He demolished the houses in the city, moved all the bricks and stones to the top of the city, and mobilized the people to dig a trench outside the city.

He was busy until the morning of the next day, when he got the news that the Yuan army had pulled out their camp and pressed against Tianchang.

After calculating the time, it is estimated that they will not arrive until after noon.

Xu Da finally breathed a sigh of relief, and gave the order to rest for two hours, and then he leaned against the city wall and fell asleep!

This sleep was very sound, because Yuan Bing didn't arrive until the afternoon.

Xuexue, a member of the Privy Council who was in charge of commanding the army, was at odds with the Tuotuo brothers. Although they didn't openly quarrel with each other, they secretly rubbed their hands against each other.

Also, Timur failed to attack Liuhe first, which caused many people to laugh at him, saying that everything can be done again and again, but not repeated again and again. If Timur is defeated first, how can he be worthy of God's grace... In short, if he If you fail, you must take responsibility.

In fact, from this incident alone, it can be seen that Tuotuo's situation is very difficult, there are people who doubt him everywhere, but if there is still someone who can be used, he will not keep covering his younger brother and Timur first.

Regarding the war in Liuhe, Tuotuo decided to make a quick decision. He sent Xuexue over and gave him [-] soldiers. In other words, he planned to give Xuexue the main task of capturing Liuhe. It was his fault.

And the two sides add up, a total of 5 people, to attack a small county with less than 2 people, you can't go wrong.

Until now, Tuotuo firmly believes that I have the advantage!valley

Xuexue thought so too, but when he encountered Zhu's army attacking, Xuexue decisively chose to stay where he was, and sent a message to Gaoyou's Tuotuo Kuaima.

Prime Minister, the Red Thief is powerful, please command the Prime Minister!

Tuotuo received the news in the middle of the night. He was so angry that his nose was crooked. Immediately, at a speed of six hundred miles, he gave Xuexue a death order and attacked immediately. Don't be fooled by the red thieves, they are bluffing !

Xuexue received the order, but she still hesitated and rushed over.

He was delayed for a day and a night.

It was this time that completely ruined the fighter.

Xu Da has already deployed the defense line in Tianchang and deployed his troops, and the two sides are about to start a desperate fight.

In the south, Feng Guoyong's progress was much smoother. He led the troops and marched close to the Yangtze River.The most dangerous part of this march is the section near Liuhe. If Yexian Timur finds out, all previous efforts will be wasted.

Therefore, Feng Guoyong chose to march at night.

It's at night and along the river again, which is easier said than done.

Fortunately, there has been an abundance of food in the past year, especially after the harvest of autumn grain, the army has become richer, and the chickens, ducks, geese, dogs, and fat pigs raised in the first half of the year can all be slaughtered.

The sufficient supply of meat and eggs made the soldiers much stronger. Foods such as pork liver cured almost everyone's night blindness.

In fact, the combat effectiveness of an army can be seen from the food it eats.

There is no doubt that since the autumn harvest, Zhu Jiajun has firmly stood at the forefront of the world.

Feng Guoyong's troops appeared outside Zhenzhou City, and the Yuan army inside had no time to react.

Are you kidding, there are Yuan troops everywhere, outside Gaoyou City, there is also the prime minister's million-strong army, and above the Yangtze River is the Yuan army.Iron walls and iron walls, the right time and place.

Which blind red thief dares to invade Zhenzhou, they don't want to live anymore?

At one point, these people thought it was Zhang Shicheng from Gaoyou who broke through and escaped.

When they heard that it was the Zhu family army from Chuzhou, they were all dumbfounded, even if they were captured, they still couldn't believe it.

"Are you crazy? My Great Yuan court has millions of soldiers by its side. If you dare to offend Tianyan, the day the army goes south, you will fall apart and leave us alone! Let us go! Otherwise, you will die!"

Faced with these threats, Feng Guoyong only heheed twice.

"Great Yuan Dynasty? After this battle, there will be no such thing!" Feng Guoyong said to his subordinates: "Screen out the prisoners, separate the soldiers from the generals, put the whole city on alert, and get ready for battle!"

With Zhenzhou under control, this big net against Yexian Timur has been successfully compiled.

Now it's finally time to catch the fish!

Naturally, Zhang Ximeng also came to the front line, followed Lao Zhu, and examined the overall situation.It is worth mentioning that beside him, there is a middle-aged scholar who is Zhu Ying's teacher, Mr. Yang.

"Reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles. It's not as good as watching a battle of thousands of people. What do you think of this arrangement, Mr. Yang?"

Mr. Yang's face turned pale, and he wanted to strangle Zhang Ximeng to death.

If I knew you were such a person, I would have fired Zhu Ying a long time ago, and I would never be his teacher if I died!

Good guy, I just approved an article for the students, you, a parent, dragged me into the battlefield, is there such a trick?Throughout the ages, has there been such a difficult teacher like me?

Zhang Ximeng smiled, "Mr. Yang, when we attacked Hengjian Mountain, there was a family named Yang Zhen. He is also from the Yang family. Do you know him?"

Mr. Yang said with a dark face: "A man who betrayed his ancestors and became a minion for a tiger, he has been expelled from the Yang family long ago!"

"Oh, that was after the Red Scarf Army uprising?"

"You!" Mr. Yang's old face suddenly collapsed, can you stop slapping your face all the time?The Yuan court is still there, do we dare to expel a Wanhu official from the Yuan court?

Simply, this Mr. Yang bowed his head and remained silent.

Zhang Ximeng smiled faintly, "I don't mean anything else, I just want you to see and witness with your own eyes how one-sided the things in your head are. The so-called sage's way still has to be implemented!"

Mr. Yang took another breath, but he didn't say anything after all.

Indeed, this time on the battlefield, it really opened his eyes with a knife.

Sages are kings, sympathize with the people, practice benevolence and righteousness, and then people from all directions will naturally follow... It seems that it is not so natural, but in the final analysis, it depends on the size of the fist!

Zhu's army was about to launch an offensive, and seven Kongming lanterns flew out from above the barracks.

Then, in the city, five lamps were also raised.

And here are five back.

The signal is correct!

After defending Liuhe for nearly nine days, the Feng family and his son finally breathed a sigh of relief, and reinforcements came!

You can cooperate with the inside and the outside, and break the Yuan army.

Just as the big guys were preparing to fight, a young woman in a small jacket appeared at the foot of the city.

It's Zhou Huiniang!