Rebirth Zhu Yuanzhang's King Summoning System

Chapter 38

The two went into the woods, held their breath and concentrated, and used their inner breath to search the surroundings. After confirming that there was no one around, Chen Youliang frowned tightly: "Second brother, why did you get mixed up with these bandits?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "It's a long story at this time, the bandits here are not ordinary bandits, they have been entrenched here all year round, ambushing and robbing the scattered Yuan army forces, especially the leader Xu Da, who is rare to see Shuai Cai. I put them under my tent out of love for talents. But you, who are not in Jiangxi, why did you bring such a small number of people to Haozhou?"

Chen Youliang let out a long sigh: "Second brother doesn't know something. The situation there is serious. I received a secret letter from my master and led the mecha battalion of the Jiangxi Legion to go for reinforcements. Who knows, when I just arrived in Haozhou, such a big bird came. Dragon! Two-thirds of my mecha battalion is in your hands!"

silence……

awkward silence...

After the awkward silence, Zhu Yuanzhang cleared his throat quite unnaturally: "What's the situation with Big Brother now?"

Chen Youliang found a clean stone, lifted up his front and sat down: "What else can we do? The tens of thousands of yuan troops surrounded Gaoyou City like an iron barrel, and not even a fly could fly out. Fortunately, the eldest brother is well versed in defense. , before the Yuan army crossed the river, the walls of Gaoyou City had been thickened and expensive, heavy crossbows were distributed at various strategic locations, and rolling logs and rough stones were available at commanding heights, so that the Yuan army suffered a lot under Gaoyou City."

Zhu Yuanzhang felt suspicious: "Gaoyou? Isn't the main force of the elder brother in Pingjiang?"

Chen Youliang told all about the fire in Pingjiang City that wiped out 10,000+ Yuan troops. After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly realized that he had to say that he took the initiative to abandon Pingjiang City and used the city as bait to lure the Yuan troops into the city. It was really wonderful!
"Okay! Great! Such skill and courage are really wonderful! With the master and big brother here, the Yuan army will not be able to capture Gaoyou City until the end."

After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Chen Youliang sighed and said, "Second brother, you forgot one thing. The elder brother's people are all recruited with money, and their loyalty is not comparable to that of the poor peasants who were forced to revolt under our command. The constant victories and silver rewards have strengthened their confidence, and at the same time, they are also consuming their will to bear hardships and endure death. Big brother's people are not fighters, but businessmen."

Zhu Yuanzhang's heart trembled, Chen Youliang's words hit the point.The bounden duty of a soldier is to obey, to fight, to sacrifice, and to defend.At the command of the commander, the soldiers can throw their heads and blood to charge the enemy.But merchants are different. The salt merchants under Zhang Shicheng can scare the enemy even if they are brave, but what drives them to charge is profit.If it is found that what they are doing is unprofitable, the action and execution of the army controlled by the merchants will be greatly reduced.

Gaoyou City was besieged by the Yuan army for many days. Although the towering city wall was still a nightmare for the Yuan army below the city, the hearts of the people in the city had already begun to shake.Prime Minister Tuotuo was very good at psychological warfare. After failing to attack the city several times, Tuotuo began to attack the heart.He distributed invitations widely, inviting Han officials who were highly employed by Emperor Shun to come to the city, and vigorously promoted the benevolent government and determination of the "Iron Pot" Emperor.Especially those generals who were ordered to peace in the battle were even more eloquent and praised Emperor Shun's kindness to the sky.Faced with the increasingly higher prices offered by Tuotuo, the salt merchants and generals in the city gradually began to waver.Fighting day and night, fighting the enemy with your head hanging on your waistband, isn't it just for a life of good food and clothing?Now that Emperor Shun is interested in issuing an imperial edict, the price offered is exciting. Why not do it if he can gain both fame and fortune?What's more, even if he succeeded in defending the city this time, he was only keeping his vested interests. Compared with the rich salary of high-ranking officials promised by Tuotuo, it was really nothing to show for it.The entire Gaoyou City seems to be impregnable, but the hearts of the people inside have been riddled with holes by Tuotuo.

Chen Youliang was born and said: "This time, the master ordered me to lead the mecha battalion to reinforce. On the one hand, it is to use advanced mechanisms to repel the enemy. On the other hand, it is to place an absolutely loyal force beside my eldest brother. However, all of this ……well……"

Zhu Yuanzhang knew what Chen Youliang didn't say.He wanted to say that all this was destroyed in Zhu Yuanzhang's hands.

Seeing Chen Youliang's anxious look, Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out his left hand and put it on his shoulder. Chen Youliang's slightly trembling shoulders because of anger gradually calmed down under Zhu Yuanzhang's generous hands.

"Do you trust the second brother?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

Chen Youliang's eyes widened, full of doubts: "Second brother, what do you mean? It's not like you don't know, the three of us, elder brother advocates Confucianism, you advocate legalism, and I admire military theory. In order to win, I can kill All the people in the world, but the only one who is unwilling to do anything to you. If I don't believe you, who else can I trust?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes felt sore and swollen. Chen Youliang was a coward by nature, so Peng Yingyu specially chose ruthless military strategists to sharpen his character.It must be said that Chen Youliang had a very thorough understanding of military theory, and he was quite like Sun Wu in running the army and fighting in war.But the side effects are also more obvious. In his eyes, everyone is just a chess piece, a chess piece that can be abandoned at any time for the sake of victory.An emotionless commander is terrifying. His brain is like a machine. After careful calculations, he can completely ignore the soldiers who fell in front of his eyes, and make the most correct judgment quickly and calmly.But when meeting Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Shicheng, even the calm and composed Chen Youliang could not remain calm.This is the so-called brotherhood. It is not a brotherhood, but it is better than a brotherhood.

Zhu Yuanzhang grabbed Chen Youliang's shoulder and said loudly: "Then listen to me, you go back immediately. Lead the Jiangxi Army to come by water to support Gaoyou City."

"Walk by water?"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "Yes, gather the troops of the Jiangxi Army, start from the Ganjiang River, pass the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal to the South Wharf of Gaoyou City, and land there into the city."

"But……"

Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes: "I know what you want to say. This matter, first, violated the order of the master. Second, the garrison of the Jiangxi Army was evacuated. Hongdu, Jiujiang, and Ji'an handed over to eight Sil does not spend."

Chen Youliang said nothing, and his tight lips expressed the doubts in his heart.

Zhu Yuanzhang continued: "As the saying goes, when you are away, you will not accept your fate. The information that the master gave you was at least a month ago. He will not consider the changes that happened in the middle. A month ago, the master still can Send people to break through the siege, what about now? Not to mention the loss of more than half of the mecha battalion, even if all of you arrive in Gaoyou City, can you break through the blockade of the Yuan army and rush into the city? Land can't work, you can really help big brother by going by water .”

Chen Youliang rolled his eyes, and then asked: "Then the whole army will not be dispatched to hand over the Jiangxi Army's station to Basil!"

(End of this chapter)