Chapter 301 Yellow River Fu (Chinese)

The moments of leisure that you stole from your busy schedule always pass quickly.

In the next day and a half, Zhu Chongjiu was busy like a water truck on the Yangtze River again, and even stopping and breathing became a luxury.

The First Army and the Third Army are both 30,000 troops, while the Fifth Army has just expanded to 20,000, with a total of 80,000 people in food and supplies, which is a headache to think about.

In addition, there are also strong liquor, bandages, herbs, and various types of jars and jars for the wounded soldiers, and there are also three large ships full of them. In order to transport materials to designated locations in a timely manner, ships need to be collected as much as possible, which further triggered chain problems such as waterways and cargo shipments. The whole group of them was enough to make the entire General Administration busy.

In this era, there were neither satellites nor telegraphs, and the most convenient mode of transportation was limited to sailing boats. Therefore, if you can make more preparations, you will have more chances of survival. Although Zhao Junyong solemnly promised that he would take responsibility for all the consumption, Zhu Chongjiu did not have the habit of passing such huge pressure on friendly forces. In his opinion, helping Zhao Junyong is to help himself. Once Zhao Junyong was wiped out by the Mongol Yuan, the next target would definitely be Huaiyang.

Facts have proved that God would occasionally take care of good people, but no one expected that this choice was made entirely because of his personality, but in the end the entire Huai'an army escaped a huge disaster by chance.

Just as the vanguard, the Third Army, had just left on a boat, the situation began to take a sharp turn. The ship gang sent the most urgent news that the Huai'an army needed at the cost of more than ten men. Three days ago, the Prime Minister of the Yuan Dynasty, Tuotuo personally led more than 50,000 elite cavalry mobilized from outside the border to attack Xuzhou. All the relevant checkpoints along the way were blocked. No one could pass without the order of Daluhachi above the prefecture level and above. All ferries on the Yellow River were also banned. Including officials in Xia Pi, Andong and other places who had been secretly quarreled with the Huai'an army, they all turned their faces straightforward. The spy who tried to convey the warning message south was either executed on the spot by them or arrested and imprisoned. Almost no one could successfully send the news.

"Tonghai, now you ride a fast horse to chase Xu Da, pass on my general order, and ask him to speed up and take over Suining's defense, and then try every means to contact General Manager Zhao, and then continue to rush to Xuzhou after confirming the latest enemy situation." After fighting so many battles, Zhu Chongjiu had some intuition about danger, and immediately felt an unknown premonition in his heart. He drew out a command arrow and quickly handed it to his personal soldier Yu Tonghai's hand.

"Yes." Yu Tonghai did not dare to neglect, took the command arrow, turned over and jumped onto the mount, "I will go now. Before dark, I will definitely catch up with General Xu's fleet."

"Lao Hei, take your brothers and immediately get on the boat to Huai'an, and then prepare with Hu Dahai to pick up Xu Da at any time." Zhu Chongjiu thought for a while, and then ordered Lian Laohei, the battalion commander of the gun-carrying battalion.

The weapon originally equipped by this battalion was a large gun. In order to ensure accurate heads, more than 300 brothers with the best marksmanship at that time were selected to join the army. The combat power was originally one of the best among the units of the same level. Now all the rifled rifles that Jiao Yu had just invented were replaced. The attack power was astonishingly powerful. It was impossible for the same number of enemy troops to get close to them. They would be beaten into a sieve by bullets coated with soft lead on the surface, and even with double layers of iron armor, they would not be spared.

"As for the order." Lian Lao Hei agreed happily and pulled away. Zhu Chongjiu grabbed him again and continued to whisper, "Pick a few good marksmanship and good water quality. Take a light boat to the vicinity of Xuzhou. Those dog officials on the north bank of the Yellow River dare to turn against us. They must feel that Tuotuo's journey south this time is very sure to completely eliminate us. I guess, in addition to the two secret men of Chahan Tiemuer and Li Siqi, the old thief has other insidious means. He hides it now and is not allowed to see it, and is waiting to give us a fatal blow at the critical moment."

Lian Lao Hei nodded and said loudly, "Then I will go by myself and hand over the brothers to General Hu to dispatch them in unison. In terms of shooting skills and eyes, the entire Huai'an army may not find a better person than me."

Zhu Chongjiu knew that this sentence was not bragging, so he smiled and nodded slightly, "Okay, but you should be more careful. No matter what the situation is, saving your life is the most important thing."

Lian Laohei answered "Yes" in emotion, picked up the arrow, turned around and left.

Zhu Chongji thought for a while and ordered Chen Ji to take his command arrow to the dock and buy two imitation Arabian spinning boats that had just been supported by Shen Wansan from the south and had not yet been assembled. He asked the navy commander to draw 200 good men on board and set off with the team, in case they only needed it from time to time.

When the brothers under his command were able to show their skills on the Yellow River, Zhu Qiang was of course very happy. He immediately took people on the boat and debugged the only two six-pound cannons on each boat. Then he carefully checked all the sails, ropes, female walls and arrow holes on both sides of the deck, and reluctantly handed over the warships and teams.

Then there was another intense preparation. In the evening of the third day, Zhu Chongjiu led the First Army and the Fourth Army to sail northward. Fifty thousand auxiliary soldiers sat on more than 160 temporary recruitment ships, plus more than 200 cargo ships dedicated to transporting food and supplies. The hard sails of the bamboos covered the sky and the sun were used to rush to Xuzhou day and night with the slow south wind.

There were scouts and messengers along the way, and the news that Hongshuo parties had was heard, one was heavier than the other. This time, the Mongolian Yuan court not only mobilized more than 300,000 troops in the north, but also mobilized more than 100,000 troops in the two provinces of Sichuan and Huguang. Leading by the Baudulu, the political affairs of Pingzhang, who had just wiped out Sichuan Red Turban, pressed towards Xiangfan with lightning speed. At present, the Red Turban General Zou Pusheng, who had been defeated in the south, was defeated even more simply and was directly forced into Zhushan.

Almost at the same time, the Huayin gentry Zhang Liangbi suddenly attacked and killed his sworn brother. Zhang Chun, deputy commander of Beisuo Honghun, seized his troops and occupied Mianchi. When the commander of Beisuo Honghun, Bu Wangsan, heard the bad news, rushed to avenge Zhang Chun. He was defeated by Zhang Liangbi, so he had to deal with the remaining defeated generals under his command and defected to Liu Futong. Zhang Liangbi directly took over the political affairs of Pingzhang, Shaanxi Province to settle relations. He was granted the position of Dalu Huachi of Henan Fulu by the Yuan Dynasty, ready to spy on Bianliang at any time.

The centipede insect died without being stiff. Without any modern communication methods, the Mongolian Yuan court was able to launch a crazy attack on the Red Turban Army from the south, north and west directions almost at the same time. Now, except for the sea facing the east and the Mongol Yuan navy is not capable of meeting, other areas are full of war. In a hurry, the disadvantages brought about by the excessive expansion of territory and troops in the past period were undoubtedly exposed. On all battlefields, they were beaten to no avail. The bandits and water bandits who joined the Red Turban either remained silent or turned against the emperor or accepted the titles from the Mongolian Yuan side. Few people stayed to share weal and woe with the Red Turban Army.

"Damn it." Zhu Chongjiu was so angry that his face turned black when he pressed the hilt of the knife. He gritted his teeth and cursed that the enemies from the inside were the most terrifying. When facing the troops from the Mongol Yuan, Zhao Junyong and Bu Wangsan and others still had the advantage in firearms. When Li Siqi, Zhang Liangbi and others rebelled, it was equivalent to giving the Red Turban Army the biggest killer weapon to the enemy. In the future, the generation gap in weapons would no longer exist, and countless brothers would sprinkle blood on the battlefield.

"It's impolite to come but not go. Lord, since Tuotuo wants to win the battle, we might as well give him a trick to get rid of the firewood." Zhang Yi, the newly appointed Central Army soldier, was unwilling to be beaten and could not repay the attack. He walked to Zhu Chongjiu and whispered to the point of suggesting.

"How can we draw? We can't get so many benefits to buy the other party's general." Zhu Chongjiu smiled and responded with a frown.

"It is not to buy generals, but to set fire between the Mongolian Yuan court and Tuotuo's army." Zhang Yi thought for a while and pressed his voice down. "The lord may not know that the Mongolian Yuan nobles did not have the farming. The farmland near the capital was turned into pastures at the beginning of its founding. Therefore, the grain in the capital has always been supplied by Jiangnan and Jinan, Yidu and other places in the southern part of the Secretariat. Now our army occupies half of the canal. The grain in Jiangnan can only rely on the sea transportation of Fangguzi. After all, the number of sea transportation is limited, and the time cannot be determined. We have to support Tuotuo's army of 300,000, and supply hundreds of thousands of Mongolian masters in the capital. The grain stored in the Mongolian Yuan court must have been short of limit."

"You mean, I want me to buy Fang Mizi and let him reduce the supply of grain to the capital." Zhu Chongjiu's eyes lit up and he asked in a low voice.

"Fang Guzi doesn't have the courage. He also wants to be a senior official in the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. At most, after taking our benefits, he took the excuse of being strong and storming the grain ship for ten days and half a month." Zhang Yi was very shameful about Fang Guozhen's character. He smiled and shook his head gently. "The suggestion of the Wei-Civilian is that the general manager will send a brave general to lead five thousand elite troops to directly pull out Andongzhou on the other side of the Yellow River. Then, no matter how Tuotuo reacts, he will give up Andong and attack Yidu, Jinan and Dongping, burn all the way, and destroy all the summer grains in the Secretariat."

"Yeah." Zhu Chongjiu was stunned for a moment, and murmured in a low voice on the side of the ship. Zhang Yi's strategy was quite similar to the frog-leaping tactics that were legendary in later generations. However, the navy in his hand was very limited at this moment. He could cross the Yangtze River, but he could not carry out long-distance shipping at all. Therefore, the five thousand soldiers who crossed the river were likely to end up with all deaths in battle, and no one could survive.

In Zhang Yi's vision, the five thousand elite soldiers were originally a group of dead soldiers. After they were scattered, they did not intend to let them come back alive. However, when Zhu Chongjiu looked hesitant, he quickly added in a low voice, "If the lord is reluctant to leave those brothers, you might as well summon Chen Wansan again. Since their Shen family has been doing sea business for many years, there is definitely a way to send ships to the north and bring the brothers safely back from the sea."

"You mean, after letting the brothers burn the crops of the Mongolian Yuan, they will gather in the Wendeng area, and then the Shen family will send sea boats to transport them all back." Zhu Chongjiu frowned again and asked in a low voice.

This method is somewhat beneficial. Since the Shen family's fleet can even go to Ceylon, it should not be a problem to travel to the Shandong Peninsula in later generations. The key is what price they have to pay to make the Shen family willing to contribute to the Huai'an army. You must know that this family's appetite is not ordinary. If they can't do it well, they dare to propose it in exchange for the manufacturing process of artillery.

"In fact, there is no need for five thousand troops. As long as the elite troops dare to fight, I estimate that taking out 500,000 troops at one time is the limit of the Mongolian Yuan court. There are not many troops in the north now. The purpose of this team is not to capture the city, but also to destroy it. If the Mongolian Yuan court feels embarrassed, they will lose patience with Tuotuo." Zhang Yi thought for a while, and then added in a low voice, "Even if this plan fails, the summer grains in Yidu, Jinan and Dongping will not be collected at all. Tuotuo's 300,000 troops will compete with the Mongolian Yuan nobles in the capital. If the war between the enemy and us is stalemate, the princes and nobles in the capital will never support Tuotuo on hungry."
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