First Minister of Ming Dynasty

At a young age, there are 30 guan.

Don't hesitate to go to the restaurant again, just fry up a copy!

Order two bowls of soy milk for breakfast, drink one bowl and pour another bowl!

Buy a whole roast duck!

How dare you think!

The life of the rich is so arrogant!

But before being arrogant, there is one more thing, and that is to go to Lao Zhu to find out.

Zhang Ximeng came to see Lao Zhu, while Zhu Yuanzhang was pacing furiously, crackling, and smashing many things... Zhang Ximeng's furious heart could not be aimed at him, could it?

"Sir, you're here! We, we shouldn't tolerate traitors!" Zhu Yuanzhang was full of gunfire as soon as he came up, making Zhang Ximeng's heart beat even more wildly.

"My lord, is this an accident?"

"Ok!"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted angrily and said, "When we were dealing with the household department, Zheng Shiyuan had a three-year-old son. We held him high and spared his life. The Ministry of Punishment temporarily sent the child to his uncle for foster care. Who knew that his uncle Zheng Shili would Ran!"

"Ran?"

"Yes! According to the news, he boarded a ship heading for Wuchang, and he should have taken refuge with Chen Youliang!" Old Zhu said angrily, "Zheng Shiyuan is an official in the Ministry of Household Affairs, and his brother is studying in the Imperial College... We, we are sorry for them There are two brothers! We didn't embarrass Zheng Shiyuan's youngest son, so naturally we didn't attack his brother. I really didn't expect that this ungrateful thing would betray us, shameless!"

Zhang Ximeng was startled suddenly. It turned out that he had nothing to do with his own affairs, and he ran to Chen Youliang's place... So, this Zheng Shili is also trying to die!

"My lord, since that's the case, I think it's better to use this as an excuse to start a war against Chen Youliang and eliminate this scourge as soon as possible!"

"Mie Chen?"

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered: "We have always advocated the Northern Expedition to the Yuan Court. Wouldn't destroying Chen affect people's hearts?"

"Probably not." Zhang Ximeng said: "The extermination of Chen is also for the all-out Northern Expedition. This time Chen Youliang harbored criminals, and there have been several conflicts before, and the two sides have long been dead. What's more, Li Xiang didn't go up and hope that the lord will set up a newspaper? This time is the time for the newspaper to unleash its power, let's unite as one and swear to destroy Chen Youliang!"

Chapter 424 Five Ways Siege

Zhu Yuanzhang regards Chen Youliang as a great enemy, and the battle to destroy Chen has been brewing for a long time.

But even so, this final decision is not easy to make.

Looking at this battle from the outside, it is that Zhu Yuanzhang has great advantages. He swallowed Chen Youliang, unified the southern region, went north to destroy Yuan, and unified the world... This kind of wealth battle has never been fought in eight lifetimes.

But from the perspective of Zhu Yuanzhang, the account is not calculated like this.

Chen Youliang still has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses. It is completely impossible to destroy Chen without mobilizing hundreds of thousands of troops.

And once so many soldiers and horses are mobilized, logistics, military equipment, food and grass, and various materials are involved, and spending money is like running water.In a war of this scale, the cost is not limited to the battlefield, the compensation for the dead and wounded soldiers, the handling of the captives, the control of the newly occupied territory... There are so many things that are innumerable.

Although Qin State won the Battle of Changping, it almost exhausted the strength of the Great Qin State, and had to spend a long time recuperating.

Not to mention anything else, just a large-scale deployment of labor force, causing an impact on agriculture, is very fatal.

Speaking of these things is not to let Chen Youliang go, not to use troops against him.

On the contrary, only after thinking about these things well, coming up with a plan, and solving them properly, can we concentrate all our efforts and complete all our efforts in one battle to eradicate Chen Youliang as a scourge!

Up to now, Zhu Yuanzhang has almost [-]% of the preparations here. Although he can fight, he still cannot be said to be foolproof.

"Mr. said that this newspaper can mobilize the common people and unite as one. This is considered to have resolved the major issues of the people. As for the military situation on Chen Youliang's side, Guo Ying also assured us that the Guards Department is sure to handle this matter well."

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "The rest are civil servants and generals. How are you preparing?"

Zhang Ximeng nodded and said: "My lord, Chang Yuchun has already gone to Jiangzhou to reorganize the army. I thought I could give him [-] main forces to go upstream from Jiangzhou, enter Huguang, take Wuchang directly, and wipe out Chen Youliang's main force!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Isn't 8 people too small?"

"My lord, I'm afraid Chang Yuchun won't be able to command more soldiers! Below [-], he can run amok, but if it's more than [-], I'm afraid that he will make mistakes and cause trouble instead!"

"Really?" Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned. It seemed that Chang Yuchun had really boasted that he could lead an army of [-] and run rampant all over the world.

For some generals, even famous generals have an upper limit for commanding troops. When it comes to the battlefield, the more people the better.

An outstanding general must know himself and the enemy, and be able to deal with them calmly.

Therefore, most generals in history will not lead troops indefinitely. Of course, except for Han Xin... The famous Beifu soldiers had only 8 soldiers when they defeated Fu Jian. Thousands of people, such as tiger and leopard cavalry, white scorpion elite soldiers, and even Yue Fei's Beiwei army, are in a similar situation.

Granting Chang Yuchun 8 troops was considered a full consideration of the upper limit of his commanding ability.Of course, this upper limit is not about combat strength. With Chang Yuchun's bravery and Zhu's army's training level, it is not impossible for 8 people to defeat hundreds of thousands of enemies.

"Mr. Mister's words are also good at knowing people. But what we mean is to let Xu Da go out of Qichun and block Jiangbei, so as to prevent Chen Youliang from fleeing north, especially not to let him get mixed up with Yuan Ting. It’s just a serious problem.”

Zhang Ximeng nodded again and again, "My lord, in this way, together with the navy, we have three armies on our side."

Old Zhu said: "There is still a road at Tanghe's side. This is the four-way army... But although there are many soldiers and horses, it is still a little short of destroying Chen! After all, there is still a road, and it is not blocked!"

"Bashu!" Zhang Ximeng said in a deep voice, "Although Ming Yuzhen and Chen Youliang had a falling out, they were born together after all. If Chen Youliang goes to Shu, it will be difficult."

Old Zhu said: "That's right, although the possibility of fleeing to the Yuan court or fleeing to Sichuan is not high, Chen Youliang is still a bit arrogant. He will probably fight to the death with us. But this preparation must be made , only if we are safe, can we dare to go all out!"

While the monarchs and ministers were talking, they didn't know that the Zhu family's army mission headed by Sun Yan and Gao Qi had already entered Bashu.

And over the mountains, came to Diaoyu City in Hezhou.

This is a towering mountain with a height of hundreds of feet. At the foot of the mountain, Jialing River, Qujiang River and Fujiang River converge. The south, north and west sides are surrounded by water. The terrain is very dangerous.Not only the danger of mountains and rivers, but also the convenience of transportation, it can connect all parts of Bashu through waterways and land passages.

Because of this, the small fishing city has attracted the attention of the Mongolian Khan.

Meng Ge personally led an army of [-], known as [-], and stormed Diaoyu City.

Before that, the Mongol Empire had gone through two large-scale conquests... The first was the Western Expedition presided over by Genghis Khan. This time it defeated a powerful enemy, Khorezm, and the Mongol Empire began to take shape.

After Wo Kuotai took office, he continued the path of Genghis Khan, attacked the Kingdom of Jin in the east, and sent troops to the Southern Song Dynasty. He sent Batu to the west and led more than [-] Mongolian cavalry to march westward.

The army led by Batu conquered cities all the way, wiped out the countries of Rus, entered Europe, captured Kiev, and captured Pest in Hungary... The entire Western world has been unable to resist the Mongolian army. All European countries, They are all under the iron hoof, trembling and trembling, and they can only pray for the blessing of God who has few teachers.

Just at this time, Wo Kuotai died.

The Mongol Empire fell into chaos, and then Guiyou Khan succeeded to the throne. This is a great Khan who is unwilling to use troops abroad.

In the Mongol Empire, if you can't fight, you don't deserve to sit on the dragon chair.

Sure enough, within a few years, Meng Ge replaced Guiyou and formed an alliance with Batu. The two giants of the East and the West took charge of this unprecedentedly vast Mongolian Empire.

The conquest strategy formulated by Meng Ge is still the thing left by the ancestors. The commander of the west is Xu Liegu. His goal is Persia, Dashi and other places. The fierce Mongolian cavalry marched forward triumphantly and conquered All countries, the soldiers pointed at, is Egypt.

If Egypt also falls, the Mongols will be able to push Europe from the direction of the Mediterranean Sea and Eastern Europe, and no one will doubt their combat effectiveness.

And just when the whole of the West was about to kneel down, a group of ordinary peasants and soldiers in the distant Bashu, a small Diaoyu City in Hezhou, in an inadvertent battle, the Mongolian Khan Mengge was injured and died of an illness... This is A battle that is inconspicuous in the history books.Gu Yan

But it was this battle that killed the last Khan of the Mongol Empire!

Four generations of Mongolian Khans, except for Guiyou, launched three Western Expeditions... Each campaign had to be suspended because of the death of the Khan.

Especially Mongolian Khan, who died in battle.

Since then, the Mongolian Empire has never had a Khan who can command everyone.

Although Kublai Khan still regards himself as the Great Khan of Mongolia, and the rest of the Mongolian Khanate is still dominated by Kublai Khan, this huge empire has lost the ability to unify and mobilize.

Kublai Khan also became the emperor of Yuan Dynasty.

This small fishing city saved the entire western world and rewrote history.

Although the tenacious Diaoyu City did not finally save the Song Dynasty from demise, but for them, they have done their best, worthy of their hearts, worthy of their elders in Bashu, and worthy of Huaxia Land!

At that time, Zhao Song was destroyed, and it was meaningless to continue fighting. Diaoyu City gave up resistance only after getting a promise not to hurt the people.

32 generals killed themselves together...their country has perished ahead of time, and their death is not a martyrdom, but a martyrdom for this ancient civilization.

The scorching blood continued to burn.

The predecessors of heroes inspire future generations to never give up fighting.

72 years after the Battle of Diaoyu City, Han Shantong Liu Futong launched an uprising, ignited the red scarf beacon, and sounded the clarion call to destroy the Yuan Dynasty!

"The soul is back! The heroic spirit must not be scattered!"

"Your descendants have not given up after all. China is not dead, and people's hearts are not dead... Cut trees into soldiers and rise up. Millions of red scarves, across the river, expel the Hulu and restore China. Since ancient times, the Hulu have no national fortune for a hundred years. Miao Yi, how can you bend your knees and lie dormant for a long time!"

"There are people from Haozhou, who founded the country with the name of Ming Dynasty, determined to rejuvenate China and expel the barbarians... When the success is achieved, they will definitely comfort the ancestors, and the mountains and rivers of the sky will learn from each other's feats!"

Sun Yan and Gao Qi, on behalf of Zhu Yuanzhang, read the sacrificial oration and sacrificed to the heroic spirits in front of Diaoyu City.

Ming Yuzhen didn't think so much at all, but what if a group of people died almost 100 years ago?

But soon Ming Yuzhen realized her mistake.

This is Bashu!

The most brave and unyielding Bashu!

Mongols destroyed the Song Dynasty, and the land of Bashu was almost completely destroyed, so Huguang had to be filled with Bashu.

When the Qing army went south, the people of Bashu fought unyieldingly, and once again Huguang filled Bashu.

When the Japanese pirates invaded, it was the land of Bashu, which took on the responsibility of the mainstay.

Even in later generations, the third-line construction here still protects the land of the Central Plains and the people of China.

Ming Yuzhen went to Shu, and went to pay homage to the three lackeys of the loyal Mongols.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang did not enter Shu, he sent people to Diaoyu City to pay homage to the heroes.

The difference between high and low is clear at a glance.

No wonder Jiang Yan decided to join Zhu Yuanzhang without hesitation when he saw it.

There is no way, the gap is really too big.

Shu people have never failed Huaxia!

The pen of history is like a knife, and the annals of history for thousands of years has its own public opinion.

Almost overnight, Luoyang paper was expensive.When people learned that the theme of the sacrificial oration was determined by Zhang Xiang, the people of Bashu knew about Zhang Ximeng.

Knowing that he assists Da Tianzi, he can be equivalent to Zhuge Liang's role.

Someone brought Zhang Ximeng's article to the land of Bashu and spread it around.

A terrible wind blew from the land of Bashu.

By the time Ming Yuzhen realized it, it was too late.

If Zhu Yuanzhang was disobeyed at this time, it would be difficult to maintain Bashu when Chen Youliang died.And the people of Shu will not agree.

Ming Yuzhen had no choice but to announce that she would send 2 people out of Shu to attack Chen Youliang and avenge Xu Shouhui!

At this point, the five armies came out together, and Chen Youliang's last way of life was also cut off...

Chapter 425 The Innocent Mr. Zhang

Ming Yuzhen's dispatch of troops undoubtedly blocked Chen Youliang's last way of life. In fact, as long as he didn't help Chen Youliang and cut off the road to Shu, that would be enough.

In the fall of September, two generals headed by Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, each commanding soldiers and horses, split into two groups from the north and the south of the Yangtze River, and entered the territory of Huguang in a large scale.

The war suddenly started!

Before the mobilization of troops, the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China began to mobilize military equipment, food and salaries, and prepare combat materials.

From top to bottom, we are in full swing, and we dare not slack off in the slightest.

There are more than 20 elite soldiers and nearly 50 logistics civilians.

As the number one war machine in the world, it rumbled loudly.The army representing Zhu Yuanzhang's will to unify the world began a battle of thousands of miles.

Being at the core, Zhang Ximeng can most feel the majesty of war and the helplessness of the battlefield.

In addition to soldiers and civilian husbands, there are also workshops in the rear, craftsmen who produce ordnance, women workers who sew clothes, and scribes who buy glue and paint from various places.

Counting it all together, almost a million people were thrown into this battle.

The daily military expenditure is like running water, rushing.

For this battle, Li Shanchang hoarded more than 300 million shi of grain, but just at the beginning, 100 million shi was consumed.Half of it is consumed on the road.

Just the bills for various expenses can make people dizzy and overwhelming.Take all the Zizhu and use it like sand.

The salary needs to be earned month by month, but when it comes to renovating the house, it costs tens of thousands of dollars... My heart is bleeding.

But what can I do?

I can only grit my teeth and hold on!