First Minister of Ming Dynasty

The soldiers roared in unison, and the sound shook the sky.

With an unstoppable posture, they pierced through fiercely, and in a daze, they seemed to have a bit of the style of the Mongolians back then... In fact, the saying that nomads are unparalleled in riding and shooting, and born warriors is simply a lie.

If you pay attention to the battles of the past dynasties.

As long as it is the Central Plains Dynasty, the professional cavalry built without hesitation will definitely crush the cavalry on the prairie, so there is no doubt at all.

Even the cowardly Zhao Song, in the early days of the founding of the country, the Jingsai cavalry dared to fight ten times stronger enemies.

There are no natural fighters in this world. Professional players who have undergone rigorous training can definitely kill amateur players. This is science!

The iron cavalry of the Han family, it’s fine if they don’t have the ability to form them, but once they are formed successfully, they will become an invincible myth.

Accompanied by the prominence of the iron cavalry, the morale of Zhu's army is high and the hearts of the people are invigorated.

Lao Zhu lost no time, decisively let Xu Da and Hu Dahai rush out from both sides, and slammed into Zhang Shicheng's two wings.

Both of these two have experienced several battles, especially Xu Da, who was completely awakened in the battle of Tianchang, and his ability to grasp the battlefield is amazing enough.Xu Da rushed straight at a group of soldiers and horses. They were numerous and well-equipped, but their banners were a little strange.

This is the Wanhu banner of Mongolia. Due to the hasty surrender of Zhang Shicheng, there was no time to make a new banner, so I could only make a hasty word for Zhou and paste it.

But I don’t know what’s going on, the Ji in the word Zhou is gone, and there is only one box left.

Xu Da laughed, isn't this unlucky?Isn't it just a show?

"kill!"

Xu Da took the lead in charging forward, not only him, but all the veterans of Zhu's army also took the lead in charging forward.

This is Zhu Yuanzhang's inclusion strategy.

Get rid of the generals of the Yuan army, only the soldiers of the Yuan army, and then use the veterans to lead the recruits. When encountering tough bones, the veterans should go first and set an example for the recruits.

There is no doubt that this trick is very effective.

Opposite them was the old Yuan army that had just surrendered to Zhang Shicheng and had not been rectified. It had no combat effectiveness at all, and now it is panicked and has no confidence at all.

Faced with Xu Da's impact, almost a thousand households collapsed!

For Zhang Shicheng this time, it was simply fatal. Those rout soldiers were fleeing in front, but they became the tools of Zhu's army, engulfing the troops, and pounced on other soldiers.

The dominoes that can be shot have fallen.

Zhang Shicheng was not reconciled, even though Hua Yun rushed fifty steps away, Zhang Shicheng still drew his saber, and wanted to fight Zhu's army to the death!

He is still His Royal Highness King Cheng blessed by the heavens. He has a destiny, so how could he fail?

Zhang Shide risked his life, commanded his old subordinates, and desperately protected Zhang Shicheng, and temporarily held back the Huayun Iron Cavalry. Although they were retreating, the men and horses were not defeated.

And still looking for opportunities to counterattack.

But Xu Da's move completely ruined the chance of counterattack.

Hua Yun dug a gap, and Xu Da made Zhang Shicheng's subordinates completely collapse!

"kill!"

On the other side, Hu Dahai is not so particular. He is a fierce general, and he also plays this role very well. , Harvesting human heads wantonly, soaked in blood, possessed by ghosts.

When the opponent saw Hu Dahai, he couldn't help but collapsed backwards, not daring to fight him.

Finally, the time has come!

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at his nephew Zhu Wenzheng, "Have you never fought a war?"

Zhu Wenzheng gritted his teeth and said, "I haven't hit him before, but I'm not afraid!"

"it is good!"

Old Zhu was overjoyed, "Then you follow Uncle and learn about it!"

"rush!"

When Lao Zhu gave an order, the banner that symbolized the status of the commander suddenly moved forward...Zhu Yuanzhang led the main force and pressed on it.

Zhu Wenzheng mobilized his horse and followed his uncle closely without fear.

With Lao Zhu on the move, the overall situation has been decided.

The overwhelming pressure fell on Zhang Shicheng.

His Royal Highness Cheng Wang, who had just escaped from trouble, could only flee in a hurry surrounded by his confidants, and returned to Gaoyou City again.

"Close the city gate and guard it!"

Zhang Shicheng reluctantly ordered, what is going on with me?Just cleared, now do it again?

Chapter 138

Zhang Shicheng, who escaped from Lao Zhu's hands and returned to Gaoyou again, wanted to cry but had no tears. He wanted to change his mother's name to Dou E. He is more wronged than Dou E now!

After finally suffering for so long, Zhu Yuanzhang slapped him on the face as he was about to turn over.This is too suffocating.

"My surname Zhu, you just need to give me a few days, and when I finish training my soldiers, I, I will kill you!"

Zhang Shicheng still feels that his troops have not recovered from the siege, and the newly recruited Yuan army has not been integrated, so they will be defeated in one battle. As long as he has some time, even ten days and a half months, he will be able to recruit and accept the rebels. The strength soared, what kind of Zhu Jiajun at that time, shit!

Zhang Shixin, Zhang Shide, and other trusted generals also held the same view. They were indignant, and felt that Zhu Yuanzhang was cheating and sneak attacking, and he didn't talk about martial ethics!

But at this moment, Shi Naian ran in panting, he was careful, hadn't Zhu Yuanzhang been in Chuzhou all the time?How did he pop out?

Shi Naian found several generals from the Yuan court and asked them carefully. Only then did he know that Zhu Yuanzhang had defeated the Yuan army in Liuhe and Tianchang consecutively, and then captured Yangzhou.

They are not just watching the excitement, but they are seriously participating in the battle, and they seem to be playing much better than Zhang Shicheng.

Of course, the pressure on the two sides was different. Tuotuo directly piled the main force on Zhang Shicheng, which was incomparable to old Zhu, but in any case, Zhu's army was not weak.

After Zhang Shicheng listened patiently, it suddenly dawned on him!

"Hey! If I knew this, I, I shouldn't be in a hurry to turn against Zhu Yuanzhang!" Zhang Shicheng regretted it, but the others didn't dare to say anything. The reason is simple, they are crazier than Zhang Shicheng!

This is kicking on the iron plate.

"How many soldiers and horses does the surname Zhu have? How is their strength compared to ours?"

Shi Naian grinned wryly, he couldn't say it well!

"Your Highness, Zhu Yuanzhang occupies Chuzhou and other places. There should be 8 or 20 people. Now that he has Yangzhou, his strength has skyrocketed. [-] troops should be about the same..."

As soon as these words came out, the faces of Zhang Shicheng's gang turned green.

Everyone wants to stand up and say something, otherwise, let's vote!

Don't bully people like that.

Tuotuo is known as an army of one million, but in fact tens of thousands of people besieged Gaoyou. After Tuotuo was finished, another Zhu Yuanzhang with 10+ soldiers came and continued to besiege Gaoyou.

If he absorbed the surrendered soldiers of the Yuan army, wouldn't that be another 50 million people!

How can I, Zhang Shicheng, be so favored by God, thank you!

"Then what should you do? Can you make peace? How about we give him the title of prince and stop fighting with him?" Zhang Shicheng was really discouraged, he didn't have the guts to continue fighting with Lao Zhu.

In fact, it was Zhang Shicheng himself who frightened himself. Zhu Yuanzhang's route was different from his. It was quite safe to farm and raise soldiers, step by step.

Now Zhu Yuanzhang's main force is still five battalions in the front, back, left, and right sides. This time he got a lot of horses, but he can be upgraded to a cavalry battalion.

In addition, the rest is mainly the second-class thousand households. If you want, you may organize a few second-class battalions.

The total strength should exceed [-].

What 20, that is impossible.

But don't look at the fact that there are not many old Zhu soldiers. If you give him enough time, strict training, and complete reorganization, the 5 people may not have the combat power of 20 people.

All in all, it still takes time to settle.

The growth of the Zhu family's army is indeed a bit fast.

Zhang Shicheng didn't know this, he just wanted to make peace.

But Shi Naian shook his head slightly after hearing Zhang Shicheng's words, his face full of bitterness.

Zhang Shicheng was frightened at this moment, "Why, you can't even surrender? He, Zhu Yuanzhang, must kill me, Lao Zhang?"

Shi Naian smiled wryly and said: "Your Highness, I remembered. Before the Yuan army went south, I heard that Zhu Yuanzhang granted land under the rule, cleaned up the powerful, made drastic moves, and did a lot. I am worried that even if he surrenders, he may not be able to achieve anything." Good luck!"

What he said reminded Zhang Shicheng's generals that after they raised their troops, they did not lose much.Zhang Shicheng likes to enjoy, and they follow Zhang Shicheng, and they also eat spicy food.

If, as Shi Naian said, they surrendered to Lao Zhu, Zhu Yuanzhang would also attack them, and he would not be polite.

"This, what is this called?"

Zhang Shicheng was dumbfounded, another one who wanted to surrender but couldn't!

I have committed the Tai Sui this year, so I should ask someone to take a good look at it!

When everyone was silent and anxious, Shi Naian thought of another thing, "By the way, Your Highness, I also heard that when Zhu Yuanzhang attacked Yangzhou, he steamed steamed buns and stewed meat outside the city to lure the Yuan army in the city." surrender!"

"what?"

Zhang Shicheng stood up suddenly in shock. Over the past few months, he knew the importance of food better than anyone else.

It's hard to be hungry!

Gao You is far from recovering now. If Zhu Yuanzhang really steamed steamed buns and stewed meat outside the city, Zhang Shicheng touched his chin. If he was not King Cheng, he would go out and surrender!

"Tuotuo, this idiot!" Zhang Shicheng suddenly scolded Tuotuo, everyone was puzzled.

"What nonsense Yuan Tingzhushi, if he has Zhu Chongba's ability to set up a few cauldrons outside the city, we have already become captives, with our heads in different places!"

Needless to say, these words are indeed reasonable. If Tuotuo really followed Lao Zhu's method, Gaoyou City would have collapsed a month ago.

They lingered for another month.

It's just that what's the use of this month, isn't it still going to die in the end!

Moreover, Yuan Ting talked about massacring the city, but it may not really massacre the city. At least they still have a glimmer of life.

But let Zhu Yuanzhang gain power and implement his strategy of attacking the powerful and equally dividing the land, it is estimated that their doomsday will really come!

"Brother, we can't admit defeat! Although it hasn't been long, a batch of food has been brought in from the city, and there are still tens of thousands of soldiers surrendered. We can still survive for a while. In short, we will fight with Zhu!" Zhang Shide suggested loudly!

Zhang Shicheng looked at his brother's high fighting spirit, and he also sighed slightly. To be honest, he couldn't fight anymore, he was physically and mentally exhausted, exhausted.

Under such a siege, he estimated that he would go crazy.

But if things are like this, what can be done?

"Pass down the order, tighten the city defense, and prepare for the battle!"

Zhang Shicheng gave the order, all the generals went, but he stopped Shi Naian, the two got together, Zhang Shicheng went straight to the point.

"Sir, the war has been fought to this day, and it is not possible to survive with soldiers and food... You find a way, talk to Zhu Yuanzhang, as long as he can save us and not break up these soldiers, I am willing to give up Gaoyou and serve as his subordinate. Anything goes!"

The dignified King Cheng is about to surrender!

Shi Naian really did not expect that the speed from the return of the destiny to the defeat of the army was too fast. If it were someone else, he would rather die than surrender... But Zhang Shicheng is not an ordinary person after all, he is a businessman, He is also an illegal businessman, selling private salt.

He is capricious towards Yuan Ting, so it is not impossible to use this trick on Lao Zhu.

But the question is can Zhu Yuanzhang be fooled?

Shi Naian is not sure at all, but he can only try his best to deal with it, otherwise what else can he do?

Zhang Shicheng's life was already hanging by a thread... But at this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang's camp was full of joy, defeating Zhang Shicheng was enough to prove that they were the kings of the Lianghuai land.

Many defeated soldiers of the Yuan court have sent envoys to Zhu Yuanzhang, hoping to surrender.

Lao Zhu didn't want to swallow it whole due to the need to ensure combat power.He hoped to receive soldiers, and the general made other arrangements.

It turns out that under Zhu Yuanzhang's rule, it is certainly impossible to settle so many people at once... Therefore, Huai'an, Xuzhou, Haizhou, these places have to be taken over, so that there will be enough acres of land for the soldiers to settle down, and at the same time, some money will be provided for the soldiers to live in. The general is willing to give up his troops.

Lao Zhu has a rough idea in his mind, but how to implement it still needs to be considered, and Zhang Ximeng is the best at this job.

In the Zhu family army, Zhu Yuanzhang is naturally the well-deserved father of Party A, while Zhang Ximeng is a bit like a designer, coming up with a plan that Lao Zhu is satisfied with.

Li Shanchang is the project manager, responsible for the organization and implementation, and the others just work obediently.

Even if they don't fight the world, they are probably good at doing decoration.

But just when Lao Zhu was hesitating, his designer came!

Zhang Ximeng actually came from Yangzhou to see Lao Zhu directly.

Zhu Yuanzhang was not overjoyed, but terrified.