Late Yuan Dynasty: I am the true emperor

Chapter 27: Damn you, we'll fight you! (Please read on)
Zhu Liangzu was on his way back in a hurry when Ye Sheng's sudden appearance surprised him.

Ye Sheng's face was pale, his brows were furrowed, his lips were dry, he was covered in dust and looked very tired, and his armor was stained with a lot of dried blood.

After Ye Sheng rode forward, he spoke.

"Marshal Zhu, the day before yesterday, our general Zuo was defeated and killed. I was lucky to escape alone. When I wanted to return to the city, I saw the Chaohu navy coming out in full force, besieging the city with thousands of sails. I wanted to return to the city but was unable to do so, so I wanted to go to Lu'an to ask you for reinforcements to lift the siege of Luzhou.

"It's a pity that I went too late. When I arrived in Lu'an, I heard that the Marshal had already sent troops to Luzhou, so I came all the way here to find him, and that's when I met the Marshal."

Zhu Liangzu raised his eyebrows, "I see. I didn't expect you to come and ask me for help. You are really loyal."

Ye Sheng didn't care about the compliment. He just looked at the soldiers who were turning around and marching quickly towards Lu'an, and was immediately puzzled.

"I would like to thank Marshal Zhu for his help on behalf of my second general. But since you have come to Luzhou, why don't you fight and just leave?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Liangzu snorted coldly and cursed.

"Humph, of course the Chaohu Red Turbans don't want me to get in the way of their good deeds. They kidnapped my family and told me to go back, or they would force my parents, wife and children to attack Lu'an first. What do you think I should do? Of course I have to go back and fight those despicable guys to the death!"

"How could this be?" Ye Sheng had a surprised expression and opened his mouth involuntarily.

He knew the plan in advance, and it was a key part of the plan. Ye Sheng knew that Lu Jin wanted to feint an attack on Lu'an and transfer Zhu Liangzu to provide support, but kidnapping Zhu Liangzu's family was not part of the plan.

So Ye Sheng was stunned and said, "What about Luzhou?"

Zhu Liangzu said immediately, "How difficult is this? Your second general is still guarding the city. They have sufficient food and grass, so it won't hurt to hold on for a few more days. I will go back and kill that despicable guy, take back his family, and then come back to rescue your second general."

After saying that, he looked at Ye Sheng. He had seen Ye Sheng on the battlefield when he first suppressed the Chaohu Red Turbans. He knew that this guy was a good fighter and immediately wanted to recruit him.

So he asked again, "What are your plans now? Your General Zuo has died in battle, and Zuo Junfu is an incompetent man. Do you still plan to follow him? Why not follow me? I am still short of a cavalry captain, isn't it better than following Zuo Junfu?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Sheng looked hesitant and thought for a long time before speaking.

"Marshal Zuo has done me a favor. Now his body is still warm, his head is separated, and the city is besieged. How can I go to another family in this time of crisis? If you are willing to help Luzhou break the siege and help me get back Marshal Zuo's head, it will be regarded as my repayment of the Zuo family's kindness. Then I will definitely serve you."

"Hahahaha, okay, then it's settled. You come back to Lu'an with me first. After we deal with that despicable Lu Jin, I'll come back to help you save Luzhou."

"Yes." Ye Sheng agreed immediately.

Zhu Liangzu was immediately delighted when he received a positive answer, and then asked, "Tell me quickly, how did Zuo Junbi lose that day?"

Ye Sheng immediately introduced what had happened.

News came from the north and south, and Zuo Junbi predicted that Chaohu would take action. Then there was news that Chaohu sent food to Li Pusheng, and when they were short of food, they began to collect food everywhere, even risking their lives to transport food ashore.

Ye Sheng then commented, "Now it seems that this series of actions are a strategy of the Chaohu Red Turbans to lure the enemy out of the city."

Zhu Liangzu frowned again when he heard this and said, "It's a good plan, but Zuo Junbi's main force is not bad either. He is a hereditary thousand-householder and is in charge of the Luzhou arsenal. He has excellent weapons and armor. Even if the enemy has twice as many troops, they won't be completely wiped out, right?"

Ye Sheng immediately said expressionlessly, "It was Yin Congdao. The Chaohu Red Scarf somehow learned that his family was outside the city, so they kidnapped his family and forced him to defect.

"That day, we had just led the main force out of the city when we were ambushed by the Chaohu Red Turbans. At the critical moment, Yin Congdao turned against us and attacked us, which led to the annihilation of our army."

Zhu Liangzu became furious when he heard this.

"Traitor! You're fucking your mother, and you're using the family members as a threat. It must be that despicable guy named Lu Jin who did it. I'm going to kill him this time and chop off his head to use as a chamber pot!"

Ye Sheng felt embarrassed when he heard Zhu Liangzu scolding Lu Jin, but his face showed no expression, only a look of pity.

"You've been traveling for two days and fought a battle, so you must be starving. I still have some food here, so eat it quickly. I will definitely kill that despicable guy this time, and you have to help me then." Zhu Liangzu asked someone to bring some bread and beef, and handed them to Ye Sheng angrily.

"Thank you, Marshal."

"Eat faster, and keep going while you eat. By the way, tell me how many people the Chaohu Red Turbans have now, and why they can besiege Luzhou and still have the strength to attack Lu'an?"

Ye Sheng said without thinking, "There are probably about 7,000 to 8,000 people. After the battle that day, Yin Congdao defected to the enemy again and may have brought another 1,000 to 2,000 people with him, but the total number is definitely no more than 10,000.

"They need at least 6,000 men to surround Luzhou, so there are less than 3,000 soldiers in Lu'an at most. They probably don't plan to really attack Lu'an, but just want to contain the Marshal and prevent him from going to Luzhou."

Zhu Liangzu nodded. This calculation was indeed reliable. He was immediately relieved and said, "With less than 3,000 soldiers, you dare to challenge the tiger's whiskers. This time, I must teach that bastard surnamed Lu a lesson. Pass on my military order. The whole army speeds up the march."

When the military order was issued, the soldiers became even more miserable. They had been running since yesterday afternoon until now and were so tired that they were almost vomiting blood.

Under Zhu Liangzu's constant urging, the entire army hurried all the way and finally arrived at Dongsanshili Pavilion at around four o'clock in the afternoon of the same day!

Lu'an was just west of Dongsanshili Pavilion. It was a little after four o'clock in the afternoon, and the sun was shining brightly in the west. Zhu Liangzu and his men were marching towards the hottest sun in the afternoon, and the scorching sun made it difficult for them to see clearly.

As the army passed by, the "people" on both sides of the official road gave way, but Zhu Liangzu did not suspect anything, because the people usually did the same. When they were about to pass this section of the road, they finally saw a man on the official road ahead, wearing a red scarf on his head, wearing ill-fitting iron armor, holding a mace in his hand, sitting on an upside-down bamboo basket, just sitting in the middle of the road.

Behind him was a large army of thousands wearing armor, with red scarves on their heads, holding swords and guns, and forming a strict formation.

Hanging on a tree beside the road at the entrance of the village is a tattered bronze bell half a person's height.

Zhu Liangzu's face suddenly turned ugly.

"who are you?"

Lu Jin stood up and swung the mace to stretch his body.

"Zhu Liangzu, you're so slow. I've been waiting for you here for a whole day!"

Zhu Liangzu's heart sank when he heard this. He squinted at Lu Jin who was standing in the scorching sun. He couldn't see his face clearly, but he felt that he was extremely tall and strong, and seemed to be taller than himself.

"Are you Lu Jin?"

"It is you, my Lord. Are you ready to die?"

With a "click" sound, Lu Jin snapped his fingers, and immediately a soldier shook the rope and rang the broken bell.

Dang——dang——dang——

Three dull bells rang out in the sky above the East Sanshili Pavilion. Ye Sheng suddenly felt depressed. That day, they were annihilated listening to the sound of the death knell.
Sure enough, the next moment, countless Red Turban Army rushed out from both sides of the official road.

Having eaten and drunk their fill, and having rested here for a whole day, they shouted and charged towards the Yuan army soldiers who were already exhausted, their throats smoking with thirst, their legs feeling as if they were filled with lead, and who had been led by their dogs to run for more than 200 miles, and could barely stand.

As soon as the two sides met, it was like a one-sided massacre!

Moreover, this time Lu Jin learned from the experience of encircling and annihilating Zuo Junbi. In order to prevent the enemy from being forced into a group and difficult to swallow, he readjusted his deployment this time. As soon as the battle started, he divided the long marching column of the Yuan army into several sections horizontally.

Then they drove them to different areas of the village to fight, instantly destroying the enemy's formation and command system. They also persuaded them to surrender while fighting, so that the enemy would lose the will to resist as soon as possible.

"Fuck you, how dare you plot against me?!" Zhu Liangzu was shocked and angry when he saw the exhausted soldiers behind him being swallowed up by countless red scarves in an instant.

Lu Jin curled his lips, "Can you please stop saying such childish things? War is all about deception, and all we need is deception. Why can't I scheme against you?"

"Despicable bastard, die!"

Zhu Liangzu didn't care about his family at this time, because he himself was in danger. He was an excellent rider and archer, with a bow and arrow on his horse at all times. He immediately raised the bow and aimed at Lu Jin.

But before he could put the arrow on the bowstring, a long spear suddenly stretched out from the side and broke his bowstring in an instant. The spear shaft shook down again and hit the neck of the horse that Zhu Liangzu was sitting on. The warhorse screamed miserably and knelt on the ground with its front hooves, and Zhu Liangzu fell down as well.

When he turned over and stood up, the horn bow in his hand lost its bowstring and bent outward, and he picked up a black iron spear in his hand.

Zhu Liangzu looked at Ye Sheng who suddenly attacked without any warning and was even more shocked.

"Ye Sheng, you.?!"

"I am General Lu's man. I am here to lure you here on the orders of my lord." Ye Sheng still had an expressionless look on his face.

"You are the traitor who betrayed Zuo Junbi?!"

Zhu Liangzu only felt the world spinning for an instant. He still hasn't figured out why this happened.

"No, I am not a traitor, and neither is Yin Congdao. We were all captured and then surrendered to the lord because of his kindness. We are all Han people, and we will never serve the barbarians, let alone become accomplices of the evil.

"Zhu Liangzu, stop aiding the tyrant and working for the Tartars. The Tartars are cruel and murderous to the people. The people of this world are living a miserable life. I advise you not to be stubborn and return to your roots as soon as possible. Don't continue to be a dog for the Tartars."

"Okay, okay." Zhu Liangzu laughed despite his anger.

"I admit defeat today, but I'm afraid you don't have the ability to take me down. The iron spear in my hand is not so easy to deal with."

However, the next moment, several burly men in iron armor jumped out from the side.

Yu Tingyu, Yu Tonghai, Yu Tongyuan, Zhao Zhongzhong, Zhao Yong, and Zhang Desheng, six people, some holding iron spears, some holding big clubs, and Lu Jin also surrounded them with a mace. Ye Sheng turned over and dismounted, holding a long spear to cut off their retreat.

The eight tiger generals, each holding a weapon, surrounded the fallen Zhu Liangzu!

Even though Zhu Liangzu was proud of his martial arts prowess, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva when he saw this scene.
"Fuck you, I'm going to fight you. Even if I die today, I'm going to take you with me!"

(End of this chapter)