Chapter 244 Big Trouble

"Oh, what else can I do? Just leave it to fate." Chen Jiusi responded in a angrily manner, kicking his feet in buffalo leather boots to the ground, kicking the ashes all over the place.

This is definitely not a solution. At least in his eyes, he could not see the hope of the Southern Red Treasures to unify the world. Although in the past year, several armies have attacked everywhere, conquered one prosperous city after another, and burned the war from Wuchang to Hangzhou, the only ones that can be firmly controlled are Qizhou (now Qichun) and several counties around Huangzhou. The others either took the initiative to give up after being captured, or were taken back by the Mongolian Yuan army and could not gain a foothold for a long time.

Where the war has burned, life is destined to be devastated. Even if the Red Turban Army restrains it, Prime Minister Peng Yingyu emphasized that military discipline will inevitably be damaged locally. Especially for those local tyrants and evil gentry who colluded with the government and bullied good people, the Red Turban Army will never be ambiguous when confiscating their property. Otherwise, where will the military ration come from and who will give out the military salary? As for weapons and armor, there is no way to talk about it.

For ordinary people, the Red Turban Army adopted a different attitude. If you can divide some food, you can give it to them. If you can burn the rich man's land deeds, you will burn it to pieces. However, it is difficult for the people to get more benefits and will not truly support the Red Turban Army. Soon, due to various factors, the Red Turban Army had to continue to move to other areas. Once the Red Turban leaves, the officers and soldiers will come from all over the place. Those troops of the Yuan Dynasty, regardless of whether you have contact with the Red Turban, as long as you find any excuses, they will massacre the entire village into mass graves.

As a result, the area where the two sides repeatedly competed for quickly turned into a piece of white land. Even if it finally fell back to the hands of the Red Turban Army, there would be no taxes within three to five years.

Without ordinary people paying grain taxes, the wealth collected from wealthy families will eventually be used up. If that day comes, the Tianwan Red Turban, which is known as one million, will only be scattered. There is no need for the court to send troops to suppress it, and you will have to starve yourself to death. This is like the Wagang Army that year, when the Xingluo Cang was just captured, how powerful it was. When the food was eaten up, Li Mi, Wang Bodang and others became completely a betrayal dog. (Note 2)

Chen Jiusi was unwilling to be Wang Bodang, nor did he think that anyone deserved to die with him. The troubled times came, and it was the time for heroes to show their strength. He wanted to be the dragon among people and realize his ambitions without any restraint.

Unlike other Red Turban Generals, who couldn't even write his own name. Chen Jiusi had read many books and worked as a clerk in the county town, so he thought much deeper than others. However, most of the time, some of his ideas were not understood by anyone, including his two closest companions, Zhao Pusheng and Ding Pulang, who rarely agreed with his views.

This made him look even more alone. Even at the celebration banquet at the upper level of the Red Turban Army, he often had nod to the noise around him. Fortunately, his master, Peng Yingyu, the prime minister of Tianwan Dynasty, appreciated his intelligence and resourcefulness and could understand his concerns, so he had always entrusted him with important tasks, including this time he secretly contacted Zhu Bashiyi, and sent him with two other proud disciples, Zhao Pusheng and Ding Pulang, (Note 1)

"You are too arrogant, and it may be difficult to talk about Zhu Bashiyi. So this time I went to Huai'an to let Pusheng be the commander, but his personality is too honest, so you still need to help him a little bit more and you must come up with a result that is beneficial to us. Otherwise, if Zhu's surname is bewitched by Liu Futong and draws a clear line with us, our life will be more and more difficult." Thinking of Peng Yingyu's advice before leaving, Chen Youliang couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

According to the situation he had observed before, it was probably not easy for Zhu Butcher Zhu to bewitched by Liu Futong. However, if he wanted Zhu Butcher Zhu to turn to the Tianwan Dynasty, he might have dreamed in a day. This person was clearly prepared to implement an unprecedented set of things, which was different from the Mongolian Yuan court, Liu Futong, and the Tianwan Empire. Although only a vague outline has been shown so far, Chen Jiusi believed that no one of the first three parties could accept this change. In other words, if Zhu Bashiyi wanted to stick to his own set, he could only establish his own business. This is a matter of time and will not be transferred by anyone's will.

"Why are you sighing again? You want me to see, you are too thoughtful." The white-faced Zhao Pusheng followed him and hugged Chen Youliang's shoulder to comfort him, "We are all military generals, why do you want to do so much? In big things, there is a master and Master Ni and the others who are in charge. No matter how far we can see, we can still be stronger than Master. Okay, relax, and you will have to deal with the people of the Huai'an Army later. Your face is easy to misunderstand."

"You can rest assured that I, Chen, no matter how ignorant I am, will not let the master here be in person." Chen Jiusi glanced at Zhao Pusheng and broke free gently, "Besides, have you not said it just now? It is not a simple thing to support 600,000 mouths. If you can do it well, Zhu Butcher Zhu is hoping that food can be lost in the sky. We are here now, it is just a timely help."

As he expected, Zhu Bashiyi is now in trouble for Yangzhou City, with more than 600,000 people. Even if he only gives two bowls of porridge a day, he will still get 70,000 to 80,000 kilograms of food. Moreover, it is the coldest time of the year in Huijiangbei region. If you can't eat enough for a long time, you will definitely not be able to survive this winter. Because you can't see hope, the strong young people among the refugees will become increasingly difficult to control. According to Zhang Jiusi and Wang Kerou, in the ruins of Yangzhou City, many idle people have begun to plunder the only clothes and property from other refugees, and there is a tendency to become increasingly fierce. If not properly resolved, a large-scale civil unrest will happen.

This time, they did not make the rebellion of the Yuan Dynasty, but pointed the blade directly at the Huaian Army. Whether it was suppression or concessions, the Huaian Army would be in a mess.

It is not easy to properly resolve. To impose the culprit on those guys who take the lead in bullying can only have a temporary deterrent effect. If you don’t see hope for a long time, more people will jump out and take risks.

The fire lit by Zhang Mingjian and others not only destroyed tens of thousands of wooden houses and hundreds of carved beams and painted buildings. He used a fire to burn the life of most people in Yangzhou City. Those who have relatives in the countryside can also consider going to join us. After a while, and then find an opportunity to make a comeback. Those pure city people can't see where the future is.

Unlike Xuzhou, Suzhou and other places, the city has a small population and large pieces of farmland are surrounded by large pieces. As long as the original owner of the farmland, Mongolia and Semu masters are expelled, the land can be distributed to refugees. The uniqueness of Yangzhou City is that there are not so many unowned lands around the city. Even if all of them are confiscated, each family in the city will not be divided into many people. Moreover, the vast majority of people in the city will not serve crops at all. If they are asked to dig food in the soil, it would be better to push them to the river and drowned.

In other words, in the words of Zhu Dapeng's era, Yangzhou City in the Yuan Dynasty was a super-large industrial and commercial city. Relying on commerce, shipping, porcelain, lacquerware and large-scale textile workshops, it could support millions of people. Now, all shops and workshops have been burned by Zhang Mingjian, and the ships on the pier have been swept to Luzhou by two Mongolian princes. All the only one ruin is left. Naturally, all industries have withered. Everyone wants to help others, but they can't find an employer.

"Or I'll take the troops to Jiangnan now." When the person was forced to take the risk instinctively, Zhu Bashiyi himself was the same. It was separated from Yangzhou, and Zhenjiang. If he could kill and grab a piece of land, he would naturally be able to accommodate enough refugees and grab some food from the imperial court's official warehouse.

"No." As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Lu Zeng and Xu Da stood up at the same time to object, "It's too far from Huai'an, and it's hard to keep up with the supply of ammunition."

"It's rainy in the south of the Yangtze River. Fighting against the enemy on rainy days is equivalent to using one's own weaknesses and attacking the enemy's strengths."

The two of them spoke differently, but they both hit the most critical point of the Huai'an Army. Although the power of the firearm is huge, the defects are also obvious. First of all, their dependence on logistics is several times that of the original one. Without gunpowder and projectiles, muskets and cannons are not as powerful as a white wax pole. The ammunition used for muskets and cannons cannons can be produced at present. The longer the distance, the greater the difficulty of transportation, and the time required for each supply increases exponentially.

In addition, in the riverside area, it is very common to have a rain in winter after half a month. Without muskets and cannons, the combat effectiveness of Huai'an Red Turban was reduced by at least half. After experiencing several major battles and not getting effective rest for several months, taking the risk of attacking Jiangnan is tantamount to letting the brothers die.

"The last general thinks that our army is not suitable for now. It is difficult to stretch the front line too long. Secondly, judging from the situation a while ago, there are many problems with the firearm tactics of our Huai'an army. Timur's uncle and nephew are not determined to fight desperately, so our army is as powerful as it is. If we encounter a soldier who is brave enough to fight, this battle may not be as easy as before." Before Zhu Bashiyi reacted, Liu Ziyun quickly stepped forward to finish the fight.

Note 1: The Tianwan regime has a Liantai Province, which is equivalent to the Secretariat of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. Peng Yingyu is a political affairs officer of the Liantai Pingzhang, and his status is equivalent to that of the Prime Minister.
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