First Minister of Ming Dynasty

Then Lao Zhu fought in Hezhou, got the support of Chang Yuchun and others, and gathered the Chaohu Navy, and then crossed the river to attack Taiping, and celebrated...

Too many people in later generations were attracted by the battle of Gaoyou, and ignored the battle of Hezhou, which also defeated the strong with the weak.And through the battle with Zhou, Lao Zhu's core team was forged.

It was also this team that finally defeated the heroes from all walks of life. The Northern Expedition Dadu destroyed the Yuan court. After a hundred years, the Han family was restored!

Zhang Ximeng pondered for a long time, then raised his head, and said to Jia Lu, "This is where Yuan Ting's strengths lie. What do you think is Tuotuo's weakness? In other words, this huge army of hundreds of thousands is really Unstoppable?"

Jia Lu smiled, "If he was really arrogant, he should have gone south long ago."

The old man pulled himself together, changed his face, and re-analyzed.

"The first one is that the Yuan army came from the north and the south, but after all, there are Red Army rebels blocking it. Tuotuo is far away in Dadu. He may not be able to command the Yuan army in the south of the Yangtze River. Even if he can order it, across the Yangtze River, I'm afraid he can't There is no way to cooperate tacitly and attack together. This gives us the opportunity to break through each other and deal with it separately."

"Secondly, although the northwest cavalry from Tuo Tuo are powerful, they are not accustomed to the environment, especially the heat in the south, so they will go south in autumn in September. If they can't win as soon as possible, they will delay until next year's spring and summer. If it gets warmer, the Yuan army must be sick, and it will collapse without a fight!"

"The third thing is to get rid of yourself. Although he was considered a different kind in the Yuan court, he made contributions to the society but did not cut down, he was an extremely personable minister but not arrogant, he was light on goods and wealth, he was far-sighted, and he was a virtuous and courteous man. Called the minister of the country. But his ability to command the army can only be said to be reluctant. Moreover, the court may not be able to accommodate a prime minister who sweeps away the dust and returns victorious! Don't forget, Tuotuo's uncle is Boyan !"

Jia Lu gave three flaws, the first two are easy to say, nothing more than the analysis of strategic military strength, which is quite satisfactory, but the third one is too cruel.

Since Genghis Khan, the Mongols have been fighting among themselves for Khan's position. They fought fiercely externally and even more fiercely internally.

Even if Kublai Khan established his capital in Dadu, after establishing the Great Yuan Dynasty, he still carried a fierce spirit in his bones.

Kublai Khan reigned for 35 years, and Emperor Yuan Shun reigned for 36 years. One head and one tail add up to 71 years.

The Yuan court only lasted 90 years in total, and the middle 20 years were allocated to nine emperors... It is conceivable how chaotic the Yuan court's government can be.

Compared with the Yuan Dynasty, the chaos after Su Xunzong's death can be called orderly.

The emperor is like a revolving lantern, constantly changing, and the court is chaotic, and power ministers will naturally emerge.

The official system of the Yuan Dynasty gave the powerful ministers the soil to breed.

Not to mention anything else, Tuotuo's uncle, Boyan, used to be so powerful that the world only knew Boyan, but not the emperor.Claiming to kill the five major surnames of the Han people, this kind of hard work that carbon-based organisms can't do is done by him.

Boyan was so arrogant, how did he fall?

This is thanks to Tuotuo.

Tuotuo is Boyan's nephew. He was fostered by Boyan since he was a child, and he is similar to his own son.

Seeing his uncle's power so powerful, Tuotuo was afraid that he would offend the emperor and be implicated... He simply united with the emperor's confidantes and deposed his uncle.

Boyan was wronged and died on the way to Lingnan.

Tuotuo stepped on his uncle's bones and became the prime minister of the Yuan court.It can be regarded as very Mongolian characteristics of loving father and son, filial piety, brother and friend respect.

Tuotuo, who became the prime minister, has done a lot of good things, although he has tried his best to show humility and kindness, reform bad governance, appoint people on their merits.But the building will collapse, how can it be a single tree!

What's more, let's get rid of this background, plus his actions against his uncle... Who can believe that he is a loyal and pure minister?

All over the court and the opposition, those courtiers who have hated Tuotuo's family for generations, and those opponents who want to seize power, are all eyeing up, unwilling to let Tuotuo succeed.

After the analysis of the emperor and ministers reached this point, Zhang Ximeng sighed, "My lord, if Tuotuo is defeated, it will be because of his too much appetite!"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and listened attentively.

Zhang Ximeng continued: "If he is just like the last time he exterminated Zhimali, he may still succeed, but he intends to gather the northern and southern Yuan armies and make a big effort to wipe out the red scarf... At that time, even if he wants to be a loyal minister, I'm afraid Yuan Ting didn't believe him either. Right now, there are no fewer people in Dadu who want to get rid of their unlucky luck than us!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was taken aback, but nodded vigorously, agreeing with Zhang Ximeng's judgment.

In fact, in the position of Tuotuo, there is no choice.

Can he make the plan smaller?

Sorry, no!

So many people are staring at it, you say ten years to flatten the Liao Dynasty, others say five years to flatten the Liao Dynasty... Regardless of whether it can be achieved, first blow up the cowhide and get the military power.

The same was true for Tuotuo, he was riding on the back of a tiger, so he could only rush forward.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang still had such sympathy, it's not easy to get rid of this prime minister!

But soon Lao Zhu threw this idea out of the blue.

He would not sympathize with Tuotuo, he wished that Tuotuo would be killed by a lightning strike!

Adding up the north and the south, there are a total of 60 troops. What should we do?

"My lord, it's true that Tuotuo's main force is attacking Gaoyou, but he may not be able to send out partial divisions to attack us. Therefore, Liuhe's city defense must be strengthened. It may not be enough for Feng Guo to use a thousand households alone. He must send heavy troops." Zhang Ximeng thought carefully. : "Liuhe is the gateway to Jiqing, and it is also connected to Yangzhou. The location is dangerous, and non-generals cannot guard it. I suggest that Xu Da be in charge."

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while, nodded and said, "Yes!"

Zhang Ximeng said again: "My lord, I just analyzed that the Yuan armies in the north and the south may not be of the same mind. If they attack Liuhe and join forces with Tuotuo's main force, the Yuan army in the south of the Yangtze River will be controlled by Tuotuo. If my expectations are correct, the main force of the Yuan army in the south of the Yangtze River It must be placed in Hezhou. My lord, it is best to sit in Hezhou, mobilize troops and horses, and have a decisive battle with the Yuan army! It is best to wipe out the Yuan army in the south of the Yangtze River in Hezhou. At that time, we will cross the river to attack Jiqing, and it will be easy many!"

"Also... wars can't just be counted on the gains and losses on the battlefield, but also on other aspects." Zhang Ximeng turned his gaze to Jia Lu, squinted his eyes, and said with a smile: "My lord, can you figure out Yuan Ting's plan?" , I’m afraid there are still many friends in the court! How to get rid of the powerful minister Tuotuo for the Yuan court, you will definitely be able to help!”

Jia Lu rolled his eyes, this kid really won't give him any good job.

"The old man can only do his best."

Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "Don't worry, my lord, just use any means. I have already arranged for someone to secretly take over my lord's family members. Even if they are exposed by then, they will not harm my family!"

Jia Lu was even more furious, his beard pouted in anger, you little bastard, is that to relieve your worries?

It's clear that he is using his family to coerce the old man!

I'm afraid that if I don't have the strength to force the old man to harm others with no conscience!

At this moment, suddenly there was the sound of hurried footsteps outside, Guo Ying rushed in and said eagerly: "Master, Yuan soldiers crossed the river and attacked us!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he suddenly stood up, Zhang Ximeng and Jia Lu were also shocked, the battle came so fast!

Chapter 99 They Are Ruthless

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Ximeng were both surprised when they heard that Yuan soldiers had come to kill them.

Could it be that the Yuan army wanted to attack Hezhou and disrupt the deployment of the entire Zhu family army while the autumn grain was not in storage?

Such vicious intentions!

Lao Zhu hurriedly greeted Hua Yun's five hundred cavalry, and ran towards the river bank, and Zhang Ximeng followed.While they were still on the road, news came one after another.

There are not many yuan soldiers, only more than 300, and only a dozen ships.

When they approached the river bank, the militia here issued an early warning and lit the beacon fire, and then the surrounding soldiers and horses rushed over. When they arrived, they found something that left them dumbfounded.

There was a big black man, holding a long spear, chasing the Yuan army behind him.

This man is like a tiger rushing at a flock of sheep. I don't know where he got so much courage. One after another, Yuan soldiers were caught up by him, pierced through the back, and some smashed their heads. He insisted on killing bloody , unstoppable!

Yuan Jun may not have expected such a result.

They just want to test Hezhou's defense force. If all goes well, the army behind will come.

After all, with 10,000+ people crossing the river to fight, it is impossible to send troops without knowing the situation.

This Yuan army had just crossed the river, and before it landed, the beacon fire was lit, and the sound of killing was everywhere.

Many militiamen have already lined up, ready to fight.The main force of Zhu's army also rushed to this side.

In a word, they poked a hornet's nest.

Qianhu, the leader of the Yuan army, was quite surprised, these red thieves are not simple!

He originally wanted to back off, but on second thought, he couldn't explain to Dashuai Chen when he went back like this.He just wanted to test the attack and see the strength of Zhu's army.

Yuan Jun jumped onto the bank of the river and rushed over.

Faced with this situation, the militiamen were still panicked. Some people wanted to run away when their legs were weak, while others were still not convinced.The superior is so kind to us, besides, let the Yuan army go in and harm our family?

Just fight it!

It just so happened that Chang Yuchun was among this group of people.

When he saw the Yuan army approaching, there was no panic, only excitement, the kind of blood boiling.

Finally let him wait for the opportunity!

Without saying a word, Chang Yuchun raised his long spear and his strong bow.

It's a pity that I didn't ride a horse or wear armor, but it doesn't matter.

Chang Yuchun held the longbow in his hand and aimed carefully.

This bow was snatched from a Mongolian family when he was a robber at the beginning. It is well-made and full of vigor.Chang Yuchun took his time and aimed carefully.

Just when the Yuan army was seventy steps away, an arrow shot out!

This arrow pierced the sky and nailed the throat of Baihu, the leader of the Yuan army.

bang!

The arrow penetrated three inches into the flesh, and blood spurted from the neck like a fountain.

What a powerful arrow!

A group of red thieves, how come there are still good players who can walk through Yang with a hundred steps?

Baihu was confused and unwilling to die.

As soon as the leader died, the people behind hesitated a little. At this time, Chang Yuchun shot two more arrows decisively, and two more Yuan troops were killed.

"Call me!"

"Kill the Tartars!"

"Kill all the dog tartars!"

……

Chang Yuchun shouted loudly, but he didn't let the militiamen rush up.He knew very well in his heart that these militiamen had too little training, and it was even better to be able to stand here and frighten the yuan soldiers with power than rushing up to fight.

Moreover, Yuan Bing couldn't tell how many sharp archers were on the other side, and roared in unison, and was so frightened that he was at a loss and dared not move forward. At this time, there was the sound of horseshoes, which meant that the reinforcements had arrived!

Yuan soldiers turned around and ran away in panic. Many people threw away their helmets and weapons.

Chang Yuchun breathed a sigh of relief when he saw it, but felt that it was not enough, he had a bold idea.

"Dog Tartar, your grandpa Chang is here!"

Then there was the famous scene of Chang Yuchun, he chased hundreds of yuan troops by himself, slashing and killing them wantonly.After killing several yuan soldiers one after another, Chang Yuchun stepped on the corpses and marched forward without hesitation.

Is it outrageous?

It seemed to be nothing, after all, back then Liu Jinu was alone with two knives, chasing and killing thousands of people. In comparison, Chang Yuchun was several orders of magnitude worse.

Perhaps this is the advantage of a long enough history, there will always be warriors who can surprise you!

If it is said that Chang Yuchun killed and retreated the Yuan army, then he just took advantage of the right time, place and people, and won by luck, so he can't be regarded as a real ruthless person.

But what happened next, even Zhang Ximeng was amazed when he saw it.

Qianhu of the Yuan army saw that one of his hundred households had died, dust was flying in the distance, and the cavalry of the Red Thieves had also arrived. He was so frightened that he quickly gathered his men and horses, boarded a boat and fled.

It's just that they came very smoothly, but fled back in a panic. Many people didn't board the boat, but were squeezed into the river in a mess.

Qianhu boarded the boat by himself, impatiently gave the order, turned the bow of the boat and ran for his life, but unfortunately, he sank another small boat under his command, causing five or six soldiers to fall into the river.

Beating his subordinates hard, this Qianhu is also a talent, he didn't care about everything, and hurried to escape.

At this moment, Chang Yuchun rushed to the river, he stabbed down two Yuan troops one after another, and found a Yuan army boat about to escape ten feet away.

He took a brisk step and rushed up.

Before the Yuan soldiers on the boat could react, several of them were killed by Chang Yuchun one after another, and the remaining sailor jumped into the river to save his life.

Chang Yuchun took down a small boat by himself!

There is no doubt that he has done a great job.

However, this one is not satisfied, he even tried to row a boat, and wanted to marry the big boat that chased Qianhu of the Yuan army, and make another great contribution!

It's just that although Chang Yuchun was brave, he couldn't row the boat while chasing and killing him at the same time.

At this moment, several young militiamen rushed over and stood in front of Chang Yuchun.

It turned out that they also saw Chang Yuchun killing the enemy alone, they were really men, their blood boiled, and they followed him desperately.

Needless to say, they also killed two yuan soldiers and robbed several weapons.After chasing all the way to the river, the leading young man saw that Chang Yuchun wanted to row a boat, so he took the initiative to say: "I will, let me do it!"

Chang Yuchun was taken aback for a moment, "Aren't you afraid, kid?"

"Not afraid!"

This young militiaman jumped onto the boat, followed by a few others. They all lived by the river and were born with the ability to make boats.