First Minister of Ming Dynasty

After noticing a change in the Yuan army, Zhu Yuanzhang quickly swung 1000 soldiers and horses northward, defeated a Yuan court cavalry, and captured more than [-] people.

Lao Zhu waved his soldiers and horses, and went straight to Gaoyou.

At this time in Gaoyou City, Zhang Shicheng was also experiencing the most painful decision in his life. As mentioned earlier, Tuotuo allowed him to surrender, but Zhang Shicheng was still hesitating whether to surrender or not.

According to his original intention, it was unwilling.

But the food in the city was exhausted, and people had already begun to eat people. First, the old and weak, women and children, especially women and children, became a piece of meat in the pot.

Zhang Shicheng didn't want to surrender, and the people below didn't. If he persisted, someone would boil him before long.

"Vote!"

Zhang Shicheng agreed, and he sent Shi Naian to negotiate with Yuan Ting.

Soon they got a reply that Yuan Ting was willing to make Zhang Shicheng King of Zhou. As long as he left the city, he would arrange a military camp and provide military pay and food. Everything would be treated like the Yuan army.

It's too kind to Zhang Shicheng, too good to be true.

Shi Naian became suspicious, what he said, what the other party promised, it seemed like he was leading an army of hundreds of thousands to surround Gaoyou City, something was wrong!

When he went out of the city to talk with Yuan Jun, he went outside under the pretext of losing his kidney, called a soldier, and secretly asked what happened...

Shi Naian stuffed an ingot of ingot to the soldier, "Brother, there is no other meaning, you can buy a jug of wine and drink it!"

Yuan Bing held the ingot and smiled helplessly. Even the prime minister is gone, what hope is there?

"Sir, don't even think about surrendering. Let me tell you, the Hunjun dismissed Prime Minister Tuotuo. I am willing to surrender. Now I will escort you back to Gaoyou City, how about it?"

Shi Naian is stupid!

what?

Yuan Ting dismissed Tuotuo?

My goodness!

That is not true, is it?

When Emperor Gaozong of Song Dynasty recalled Yue Fei, it was an eternal grudge. Will the Great Yuan Dynasty have to do it again?

As an outsider, Shi Naian could see clearly that although there were many Yuan troops this time, there were soldiers from various provinces, soldiers from Dadu, and soldiers from the Western Regions.

Tuotuo is not only a Mongolian aristocrat, the prime minister of the Yuan Dynasty, but also a Hanchen, an upright official... relying on this identity, he can successfully command the entire army.

Except for Tuotuo, there is no other one in the entire Yuan court.

Tutuo is deposed, the Yuan army is doomed to defeat!

"Is it true? You didn't lie to me?"

The soldier grinned wryly, "Do you think the villain dares to tell such a lie, sir?"

Shi Naian was also stunned, it was indeed unnecessary, but Yuan Ting was really stupid!

"Then, how will my brother protect me from going out?"

This was easy, the soldier turned his head, and in a short while brought over a dozen people, and a horse, he put Shi Naian on the horse, and then led it in front, and the other soldiers hugged each other, and went straight to the gate!

That's right, they didn't even hide, they didn't go to any side door, they just walked out openly.

Shi Naian's heart was beating wildly, he was afraid that something would happen, if someone shot an arrow, his old man would be finished.

But to his surprise, no one stopped them, and no one asked them, and let them go out. Some Yuan soldiers saw him, grinned at him, and waved.

Is this still a barracks?

At this moment, Shi Naian was sure that Tuotuo must be finished, otherwise how could the Yuan army act so similarly!

After leaving the barracks, Shi Naian took the lead and went straight to Gaoyou.

He rushed into the city gate, full of surprises, and immediately shouted: "His Royal Highness, there is no need to surrender, Tuotuo is finished! God bless, the great cause of King Cheng will be accomplished!"

Shi Naian's yelling terrified the people in the city. They were all a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered, with no strength at all, leaning against the corner of the wall, dying.

He suddenly told them that Tuotuo was finished and he won!

Who can believe it?

Is Shi Naian dreaming?

Is it because I wrote too much that I have hallucinations?

The big guys don't believe it, Shi Naian is also in a hurry. Fortunately, there are a few Yuan soldiers who followed him. If you don't believe me, do you always believe these few?

After a long explanation, the people in the city finally believed it.

The biggest enemy is gone, and the Yuan army outside the city is already distracted and vulnerable!

Zhang Shicheng didn't know what to say... He looked around, and suddenly stretched out his hand, snatching Shi Naian's war horse.

There is no way, the horses in the city have been killed, he got on the horseback, finally regained his energy, drew out his saber, and yelled at the soldiers, "Come on, come out with me!"

Zhang Shicheng took the lead, but the people under him were miserable.

During the continuous siege, they didn't have enough to eat, didn't wear well, their clothes were torn, they didn't have anything in their stomachs, and they walked staggeringly, almost like beggars.

With such an army, let alone defeating the enemy, as long as there is a gust of strong wind, they can be blown away. Are they still fighting?die!

But it was such a group of people who came out of the city, screaming weakly, and rushed towards the Yuan army. Some of the Yuan army fled, and some simply surrendered and turned against each other, leading Zhang Shicheng's men and horses into the Yuan army's camp. .

At this point, Zhang Shicheng dispelled all doubts, it is really God's blessing!

"My destiny, Zhang Shicheng, belongs to me!"

This one raised his arms high and shouted, really like crazy.The soldiers under him were also very excited and grateful to the heavens.

He really wanted to cry a lot. Since October last year, the siege has been going on until now. For more than three months, Gaoyou City was besieged to the point of desperation, and he himself was on the verge of life and death.

At this time, Yuan Ting took the initiative to make a foolish move, actually engaged in such absurd tricks as changing coaches just before the battle, and handed over the victory. If it wasn't for the goodness of the heavens and my destiny, Zhang Shicheng didn't know what to say.

Thinking of this, a powerful force emerged from his body, Zhang Shicheng shouted vigorously, and the whole army rushed to kill. After more than a day, the soldiers and horses that besieged Gaoyou City scattered and fled in all directions, and Zhang Shicheng successfully rescued the siege.

In fact, Zhang Shicheng was dissatisfied. He still wanted to continue chasing and killing all the Yuan troops... But I'm sorry, Gaoyou's soldiers couldn't hold on anymore.

They were so hungry that many people rushed into the camp of the Yuan army, looking for nothing but food.

When they saw the millet and rice, they couldn't wait for it to be cooked, so they stuffed it into their mouths.

Weeping, kept chanting, fragrant, really fragrant!

There were actually quite a few soldiers who burst their stomachs and died because they ate too much!

Zhang Shicheng had no choice but to let the soldiers rest on the spot first. He continued to send people to recruit and accept the rebels. At the same time, he arranged for his cronies to recover Taizhou, Yancheng, Xinghua and other places, and restore Zhang Shicheng's Great Zhou Kingdom.

Hundreds of thousands of Yuan Ting's army lost their backbone and collapsed on the spot, just like a huge blue whale that lost its life and returned to the sea. The huge flesh and blood immediately became the nourishment for other marine life.

Zhang Shicheng took a bite of the fat one, and before he could digest it, he couldn't wait to swallow more.

On the other side, Zhu Yuanzhang also struck.

His thinking is completely different from Zhang Shicheng's. Zhang Shicheng sent people to contact the Yuan army's Wanhu, Qianhu, and the general who led the army. As long as you surrender, you will be given an official position so that you can continue to be prosperous and rich.

Seeing that Yuan Ting was so stupid, these people also surrendered one after another. Zhang Shicheng recruited 6 to [-] people without much effort, and his strength recovered instantly.

Zhu Yuanzhang's side is obviously different. He sent out hundreds of Mongolian cavalry.

There is no high or low method, as long as it works.Zhu Yuanzhang also quickly recruited more than 3 people, and the distance from Gaoyou City was less than [-] miles... After getting the report, Zhang Shicheng was shocked!

what?

Zhu Yuanzhang actually came?

At the beginning when I asked for help, I asked you to help, but you didn't make a move. Now that I'm exhausted, Tuotuo, you came to pick up a bargain?If I don't give you some awesomeness, look, I'm not Zhang Shicheng!

Zhang Shicheng, whose confidence soared, immediately ordered to stand ready to face Zhu Yuanzhang.

Let's compete first to see who is the king of the Huaihe River!

Chapter 136

Zhang Shicheng put on a fighting stance, and Zhu Yuanzhang was not polite. He and Zhang Ximeng deduced this result more than once.Once Yuan Ting was defeated, he and Zhang Shicheng had to decide the outcome, and it was absolutely impossible to coexist peacefully.

Lao Zhu was also gearing up his troops, preparing to take Huaidong with one fatal blow while Zhang Shicheng was at his weakest.

At this moment, two people came outside Lao Zhu's barracks. They were a mother and son, a woman in her mid-twenties, and a young man in his twenties.

As soon as he arrived, he clamored to see "my uncle".

This is not a time of peace. The battle is imminent, and the sailors will not let them in at will, so they must be carefully interrogated, and the other party is quite impatient.

"My uncle is inside, you are in charge, let us see him quickly, there is something important."

While arguing, Xu Da happened to pass by. He saw the young man and the woman. He was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered, isn't this the sister-in-law of the Zhu family!

That's right, the people here are Zhu Yuanzhang's sister-in-law and nephew!

In the catastrophe that destroyed Zhu Yuanzhang's family, Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest brother and his eldest son all died. Only the eldest sister-in-law Wang returned to her natal family with her second son, barely survived, and raised her son to grow up.

Many years passed in a blink of an eye, Mrs. Wang worked hard and finally watched her son grow up. This child is strong and fit, very much like his old Zhu's family.

When he was a teenager, he learned archery and danced with knives and guns. After a few years, three or five people could not beat him.

The Wang family can be regarded as a great comfort to her old feelings, and feels that she can have an explanation to the Zhu family.

When the child is old enough, he can go back to his hometown, meet his uncle, and meet some relatives. At last, the Zhu family will not be extinct.

Mrs. Wang thought very simple, so she paid close attention and asked around, but found nothing at first, but later on, Mr. Zhu's reputation in Haozhou became more and more famous, especially recently, there was a Bodhisattva soldier who was kind to the poor, and he was called Zhu Jiajun.

I heard people say that the leader is called Zhu Yuanzhang. Why does he look a bit like his little uncle? Mrs. Wang found a few merchants and inquired with them. Zhou Zhongli is a native, the family is very miserable, relatives are dead, and he was born in a humble family. After raising the army, he is the best for the poor... Wang listened patiently, and gradually, she was sure that this person was her brother-in-law Zhu Chongba!

After learning the news, Mrs. Wang was overjoyed, because she did not expect that her little uncle was not only alive, but also promising to run such a big business.

The Wang family immediately found her son, and after the two mothers discussed it, they immediately came to Zhu Yuanzhang.

This was the scene outside the barracks.

Xu Da recognized his sister-in-law Wang Shi, and after saying a few words, he immediately brought the two of them in, until they arrived at the Zhongjun tent.

"Boss, look, who is here!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was taken aback for a while, and then he was pleasantly surprised!

"Sister-in-law!"

Wang Shi rubbed her eyes, she couldn't believe it.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang's outline is still there, his aura is completely two people, Kong Wu is powerful, and his expression is majestic, which is not something ordinary people can have!

The fact is indeed the case, this person is going to compete with Zhang Shicheng for the master of the two Huaihe Rivers, how is it unusual!

After a while, Wang finally confirmed Zhu Yuanzhang, and suddenly burst into tears.

"Chongba, I sent your nephew here and returned it to your Zhu family. I, I am sorry for your dead brother!" Wang burst into tears and almost fainted from crying.

Zhu Yuanzhang also cried with him, heartbroken.

The nephew is only eight years younger than Zhu Yuanzhang. When Zhu Yuanzhang was in his teens, this nephew followed behind his ass, dragging two tubes of snot, uncle, uncle, barking non-stop, a complete follower.

Later, the Zhu family was over, and the elder sister-in-law took him away. After Zhu Yuanzhang and the second brother buried their parents, they also broke up.It has been ten years since then!

Not long ago Zhu Yuanzhang met his brother-in-law and nephew Li Wenzhong, and now he meets his sister-in-law and nephew.

Needless to say, the joy of reuniting relatives.In this troubled world, human life is worthless, and it is not easy to survive.In the past ten years, how much my sister-in-law has suffered, you can know a thing or two just by looking at the white hair on her head.

But no matter how much hardship she endured, she raised this son up. The 19-year-old youth is tall, with strong muscles and bones, and looks quite passable.

Zhu Yuanzhang was really unexpected and full of surprises.

"Sister-in-law, we don't know how to thank you!"

Mrs. Wang wiped her tears, "What are you talking about. He is from the Zhu family, isn't he my son? I bring him now, firstly, to join you, secondly, I hope you will give this child a proper name, I will be satisfied if I write it into the Zhu family tree."

Wang's desire to let her son enter the Zhu family tree is not because she is greedy for some future clan status. In fact, she still doesn't know how powerful Zhu Yuanzhang really is.

She is a woman who worked so hard to raise her son after her husband died. She is definitely something to be proud of.Entering Zhu's family tree, it shows that she has not remarried, has not changed her son, and has not forgotten her ancestors... This is her pride, something very, very proud of!

Writing in the genealogy made the Zhu family admit this. Her ten years of hard work can be regarded as a success, and she can't wait for a moment.

Zhu Yuanzhang understood his sister-in-law's urgency, but Zhang Ximeng was not around, and he was responsible for naming things.

"Sister-in-law, can you wait for two days?"

"I can't wait!" Mrs. Wang insisted very much, "Your nephew, you can name it!"

Mrs. Zhu understands how her sister-in-law feels, so what should she do?