First Minister of Ming Dynasty

"kill!"

Wang Baobao turned around and ran away, and his subordinates desperately protected Baobao, protruding towards the northwest.

It's an interesting direction to choose.

If it is to the east, it will be Dongping Mansion. Facing Jiancheng, it must be difficult.

Although there seems to be no movement in Xiangnan, who knows if there will be more ambushes?

Now that the enemy soldiers are coming from the north, he will definitely be surprised if he goes up to meet them.

And doing so can avoid formation confusion, which is definitely the most suitable choice.

Being able to find a way between lightning and flint, Baobao's reaction ability is still very strong.

Just across from him is Han Song's most famous general.Mao Gui thinks he has no intention of calculating, so how can he let Baobao go.

The two armies collided head-on, and Mao Gui's bow and crossbow were fired at full speed, arrows rained down like rain, and hundreds of Yuan soldiers fell from their horses and were drowned miserably when they met each other.

Seeing this scene, Baobao's heart was bleeding, this is his father's elite, how could he bear such a loss!

But Wang Baobao has no choice but to drive his subordinates to charge desperately, even if there is a solid wall in front of him, he will smash a hole!

Facts have proved that Wang Baobao's bet was right, because it was the Ming army led by Peng Zaozhu just to the south, and he had already prepared a bigger trap for Baobao.

Helpless to guarantee that he would not be fooled, Peng Zaozhu could only drive the Ming army to press him from the south.

Baobao has a lot of veterans who have fought many battles. If they really line up and the two sides attack each other, it is hard to say whether they will win or lose.But Yuan Bing has a fatal problem, they rely too much on the coach.

Once they rush to fight, lose their backbone, or fail to command, they will disperse and flee.This is completely different from the Ming army's tenacious and heroic style of fighting to the end.

After all, they just serve as soldiers for food, and they just try their best to be worthy of Chahan.

If Baobao chose to break through from the Ming army, he would have suffered a lot, and he might have become a prisoner.

Although Mao Gui also worked hard, Shandong Red Scarf was in a state of confusion after all, and couldn't do what he wanted.Baobao led his men to fight bravely, finally found a weak point, took the lead resolutely, and killed it.

The Yuan army behind followed Baobao in a swarm, and actually tore a hole open and fled for their lives.

Baobao didn't dare to stay, and ran all the way to the Daming Mansion, before he had time to gather the defeated soldiers, he ran to Kaifeng Mansion again, and finally saw his father Chahan again.

When he went, he was a glamorous, high-spirited young man.

But when he came back, his body was either bloodstained or injured, and there were a few blood grooves on his face, which almost disfigured him.

"Father, the child is incompetent. He fell into a trick and returned home in a big defeat. Father, please punish him!"

Chahan looked at Wang Baobao, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he was furious... But he didn't attack, he just sighed helplessly, "My father was also defeated by Feng Guoyong, Nanyang has been lost, and your grandfather was captured by the Ming army!"

While talking, Chahan grabbed the teacup and threw it on the ground hard, the tea foam splashed onto Wang Baobao's face, as if he had been slapped twice in the mouth, it hurt so much...

Chapter 457 I Have Difficulties, Find Zhang Xiang

"It's a pity that Wang Baobao was allowed to run away!"

Mao Gui sighed heavily and stomped his feet hard.

Peng Zaozhu opposite him was not too disappointed, on the contrary, he stared at Mao Gui and kept laughing.Mao Gui was startled, and couldn't help thinking of the past, when he was still under Zhao Junyong, and the person opposite him was Young Marshal Peng, who was also a red scarf.

"Mao Gui! Vote! You also think about your brothers, think about the great cause of the Northern Expedition. The red scarves in the world are one family. At this time, you are still awkward. You are going against the general trend and want to become a sinner of."

"Sinner?" Mao Gui was stunned.

"Isn't it? Expel the Hulu and restore China. This is the biggest thing. If you become an obstacle to the Northern Expedition, aren't you a sinner in China?"

Mao Gui was startled again, and after a while, he smiled helplessly and said, "Young Marshal Peng, it seems that you really believe Zhang Xiang's proposition?"

Peng Zaozhu said: "Not only me, but also tens of thousands of brothers, everyone believes. Not only do we believe in it, but we also practice it and do our best. You can go to the Ming Dynasty to see what we have done. How about it!"

Mao Gui nodded, "I must go and have a look."

After a pause, Mao Gui continued: "Young Marshal Peng, it's not that I don't want to join Daming, it's just that I can't make decisions about some things."

"Are you worried about Liu Futong?"

"No!"

Mao Gui shook his head, then sighed: "Maybe you don't believe it, but actually under my command, those old men in the Red Scarf Army also have their own ideas. How many years ago, His Majesty King Ming carefully preached and developed disciples. King Ming is born, the world is unified... Do you want to go further when you are Prime Minister Liu? No, he dare not! The old brothers below will not agree, even if everyone knows that His Majesty King Ming is a puppet, the puppet must be placed there, otherwise If not, Prime Minister Liu will not be able to sit still!"

Peng Zaozhu was slightly taken aback, but soon understood.

The Red Turban Uprising is very different from the previous uprisings, whether it is the Yellow Turban Army Zhang Jiao, or Huang Chao, Fang La, Zhong Xiang, Yang Yao...these people revolted because of the injustice of the court, the poor have no place to stand, and the rich have land Lian Qianmo... what they advocate is average.

But when it came to the Red Scarf Army at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Han Shantong's call to the Red Scarf Army was three thousand tigers and scorpions, reaching the land of Youyan, flying dragon ninety-five, and reopening the sky of the Song Dynasty.

It doesn't matter if they expel the Hulu, or rebel against the Yuan Dynasty and restore the Song Dynasty!

All in all, they had their own ideas, and it was this idea that supported Liu Futong's three-way northern expedition and Guan Duo's detour.

Although Han and Song had many disadvantages, their contribution to the destruction of Dayuan cannot be denied.

Almost every hero is supported by lofty ideals...Zhuge Liang wants to restore the Central Plains and revive the Han Dynasty, Yue Fei wants to clean up the old mountains and rivers, and Wen Tianxiang wants to keep his loyal heart to reflect the history.

In the same way, among the Red Turban Army, there are many such people.

Or simply, without these people, Liu Futong would not be able to survive today.

"Young Marshal Peng, if there is no explanation for these people, I'm afraid I will be torn to pieces immediately." Mao Gui sighed: "Too many people with ulterior motives have mixed in today's red scarves, many rich and powerful families, In order to continue to survive, I also sent a lot of people into the red scarf, Prime Minister Liu is happy to see it, and it is not convenient for me to stop it, and the Yuan army is attacking, who can refuse others to help you?"

Mao Gui's words revealed the problem of the Shandong Red Scarf... This army can be roughly divided into two parts, one is the elite old Red Scarf.

This group of people survived all battles, they are capable and brave, and they can be called the backbone of the entire army.

As for the others, there are Yuan court captives, armed local powerful households, and even bandits and bandits... They are in a mess, and they are forcibly kneaded together.

Mao Gui also wanted to rectify the army, realize the equalization of land, lead the Ming Dynasty, and build a strong army of steel.

But the problem is that those old red scarf soldiers, they are heroes in the anti-Yuan, but they don't want to share the land.Those rich and powerful families also obstructed in every possible way.

Even ordinary soldiers feel that the distribution of land is unfair. If they can't get a few acres of land, they can't support a family at all. It's better to give more military pay, or just let the big guys rob...

The people below were half-hearted, because after occupying Shandong, Liu Futong couldn't help being suspicious of Mao Gui, and those "loyal officials of the Song Dynasty" kept tossing and turning inside, making a mess and a mess.

"To be honest, I'm a target right now, and all the arrows and arrows are falling on me. When I lead troops to rescue Kaifeng, there are Tian Feng and others who plan to rebel. If I don't go to rescue Kaifeng, I will just sit on the sidelines and be punished." The people below overthrow it. Similarly, if I decide to join Daming now, I will also be scattered and defeated..."

Mao Gui smiled bitterly, feeling extremely helpless.

"Young Marshal Peng, you, what should I do?"

Peng Zaozhu was stunned, how could it be so dangerous?

What a person does is wrong, can't do anything, can only wait to die?

Peng Zaozhu didn't read many books, and naturally he didn't know if there was a similar situation in history, but in his opinion, there was one person who definitely had a solution.

"Mao Gui, only Zhang Xiang can save you now, please come here and give me an idea!"

"Master Zhang?"

Mao Gui raised his head slightly and fell into deep thought. To be honest, he has extraordinary admiration for Zhang Ximeng. He can recite the articles written by Zhang Ximeng fluently, and he executes every word of the outline written by Zhang Ximeng. Going up, but he is at a loss, difficult to maintain?

Could it be that there are some secrets that have not been written?

Thinking of this, Mao Gui couldn't help laughing at himself.

There have never been any secrets in governing the country, it is just there, whether it can be implemented!

"Young Marshal Peng, it would be the best if Zhang Xiang can come here. Please rest assured that I will do my best to protect Zhang Xiang's safety."

Peng Zaozhu nodded, and immediately sent someone to Xuzhou to deliver a letter to Zhang Ximeng.

After getting the news, Zhang Ximeng did not neglect, and immediately rushed to Dongping Prefecture as fast as he could, and met Mao Gui.

The two sides sat down and talked carefully. Mao Gui also told the truth about his situation, which was more detailed than what he had told Peng Zao. Zhang Ximeng listened patiently and asked questions from time to time.

At the end, Mao Gui asked in an almost begging tone: "Mr. Zhang, I really don't know where the way out is, please help me!"

Then, he bowed deeply.

Zhang Ximeng thought for a while and said with a smile, "I'm not that capable either. I've got so many clues, it's like a mess. Let's deal with the matter in front of us first... How many troops do Tian Feng and Wang Shicheng have?"

"Almost 5 people."

"Then how many prisoners did you take when you defeated Wang Baobao this time?"

"There are more than 1." Mao Gui replied honestly.

"Well, let's start with these people." Zhang Ximeng said: "Pull them out and make a distinction."

Mao Gui naturally nodded in agreement. These tens of thousands of people are indeed the biggest trouble. If they are not handled properly, it will lead to chaos.

Naturally, Tian Feng and Wang Shicheng can be killed, but what can you do with the people below them?

Killing and not being able to kill, renunciation and detachment, is really difficult to deal with. In the past, it was possible to slowly figure it out and slowly conquer people's hearts, but now it doesn't even have the time.

Let's see what clever tricks Zhang Ximeng can come up with, right?

After the two sides talked, Zhang Ximeng ordered the arrangement, and it only took a short time to build a simple gate outside the barracks.

Then Li Wenzhong brought the prisoners over, walked to the front of the gate, and asked one by one, what are your backgrounds, and do you have the intention to join the Ming army?

On the other side of the door, Guo Ying led people to cook porridge in a big pot. Anyone who passed by could get a bowl of porridge first.

So many hungry captives are very coveted. The big guys don't understand, they just eat porridge, why they have to open a door and ask about their background... But since they have made such a rule, they have no other way.

Someone finally stood up, "My name is Lin Shiwu, I, I am a poor person, and I have been poor for eight lifetimes!"

Li Wenzhong nodded with a smile, "I can't go wrong with your name, go!"

The young prisoner trotted over and got a bowl of porridge and a piece of pickle.

Taking advantage of the heat, he ate happily.

Seeing him like this, other captives followed, and within a short time, hundreds of people passed by.

And at this time, a young man with a warm smile appeared in front of them, and with him came some veterans... Nothing else, just sitting on the ground and chatting.

Then wave after wave, captives kept coming over, drinking porridge, chatting... the cycle repeated.

Mao Gui was also watching from the side. To be honest, he couldn't understand.But he didn't expect that Prime Minister Zhang, who had a wonderful pen and great power in his hands, could have a happy chat with ordinary captives, and occasionally uttered a few Shandong dialects, which was really shocking.

After more than a day of screening, Zhang Ximeng found more than 1 prisoners among more than 8000 captives.

As for the rest of the people, he didn't do anything else, but asked people to prepare porridge and pickles for them.

But the selected people shared pancakes with Zhang Ximeng.

That's right, Zhang Ximeng really has a lot of talent and can always make everyone feel fresh.I don't know who he is with. Make the batter, spread it on the pan, and after making two, the movement will be smooth.In just a few clicks, a paper-thin pancake as big as a mat is ready.

At this level, if you don't set up a stall at the school gate, you will be wronged.

Zhang Ximeng smiled and spread pancakes with the big guy, and gave the big guy green onions, bean paste... and then continued to chat.

"The land equalization we talk about is to mobilize everyone. In a village, a town, the common people stand up, verify the land, and manage the land distribution. We send people to ensure fairness, and no bullying good behavior is allowed. Etc. After dividing the land, we will issue the land deed to the big guys, and this land will belong to you. I am thinking about working hard for two or three years, and I can eat pancakes and green onions all at once, what do you guys think?" Zhang Ximeng laughed. asking...

Chapter 458 Taking Shandong

Zhang Ximeng chatted with the prisoners, and soon won the support of most of the prisoners. After that, he selected a group of captives who were able to speak well and performed outstandingly. Get to work.

From one person, to two people, to four people, to eight people... This process is relatively slow, but once thousands of people are won, the whole work will become extremely smooth.

In less than ten days, Zhang Ximeng had completely collected most of the soldiers, and reappointed a group of hundreds of households, general banners, and small banners as lower-level generals to command the entire army.

As for the remaining people, they are like fish out of water at this moment, completely helpless.

They were panic-stricken, watching the loss of their subordinates, their power was gone, they didn't want to admit defeat and give up, but they had no choice but to escape, but they didn't know who could take them in, and after losing the bottom-level soldiers, their value plummeted countless times , If you want to make waves, you can't.

In this way, the group of people who made Mao Gui restless in the past are now not only harmless to humans and animals, but also in a dilemma.

When Mao Gui saw these changes, he was completely dumbfounded.

How could it be so easy?

The matter that had troubled me for so long was actually easily solved by Zhang Xiang?

What's the point of this?

Is it possible to spread pancakes?

There have been more and more rumors about Zhang Ximeng over the years. Outside Wuchang City, some words caused Chen Youliang to collapse, knitting sweaters to collect Liaodong, spreading pancakes to Shandong... What kind of fairy tricks are these?

Mao Gui knew in his heart that things would definitely not be so simple. There was a reason in it, and he could vaguely sense some things... such as being sympathetic to the soldiers, setting an example, being united as one, strictly enforcing the law, and dealing with things fairly... These seem to be all Yes, but it's a little less meaningful.

It was as if another layer of film was blocking his eyes, making him unable to see the true appearance of the matter.