Chapter 302 Yellow River Fu (Next)

"In this way, the princes and nobles in the capital will definitely not support Tutuo, but in the future, the people of the Secretariat will definitely regard our Huaian Army as a enemy!" Before Zhu Chongjiu made a decision, Wu Liangmou, the commander of the Fifth Army, stepped forward and refuted angrily.

His home is located north of the Yellow River, adjacent to Shanyang Lake. Many colleagues in the Fifth Army were also the children of the gentry who were sent to Zhu Chongjiu's tent by their respective families as "long-term investment". If the Huai'an Army sent a group of dead soldiers to the north bank to burn and kill, no one could guarantee that their hometown would not be affected. In that case, what will the soldiers of the Fifth Army have the intention to fight with the Yuan soldiers again? If they don't make a mutiny, it will be God's blessing.

"General Wu can send someone who can trust to go with me and identify the enemy at any time!" Zhang Yi was unwilling to give advice after he joined the army and died in vain. After thinking about it, he carefully discussed with Wu Liang.

"Are you afraid that my family will not die fast enough?" Wu Liangmou curled his lips and sneered loudly. As his status in the Huai'an Army grew higher and higher, his family on the north bank had long become the focus of the Mongolian Yuan government. It was just that because the Wu family was quite powerful in the local area, he had long stated that he had cut off any relationship with him, so he could barely handle it.

If the "shock soldiers" of the Huaian Army crossed the river and caused chaos around them, but only kept the Wu family, the Liu family and several other Zhuangzi who had connections here remained unmoved, wouldn't it prove that the so-called "genealogy removal" was simply a complete lie? Not to mention that the Mongolian Yuan government would immediately turn against each other, the other victimized gentry around would rush forward and tear these families to pieces.

"What Zhang said before was to cross the river from Anton and bypass your house!" Zhang Yi felt guilty when he was laughed and blushed to defend himself.

"You said you can get around it?" Wu Liangmou glared at him fiercely and continued to retort loudly, "It is easy to light a fire, but it is difficult to put it out again. With the Huai'an army taking the lead in killing people and setting fires, how can those rural gangsters not take the opportunity to take advantage of the troubled waters? If they don't do it well, they will be the second Yangzhou. Fortunately, we even killed Zhang Mingjian!"

"You...!" Zhang Yi was so angry that his eyes were full of fire, and he wanted to slap Wu Liangmou off the ship. The two armies fought with extreme means. Not to mention killing people and setting fires on the other party's territory, it was natural that it was a more serious method. Moreover, there was a choice to release the fire instead of just scattering it.

"What, you just want to use force? Zhang joins the army, then you really found the wrong opponent!" Wu Liangmou sneered a few times, stretched his arms and legs, and clasped the joints of his ten fingers.

This is a bit bullying. Zhang Yi is almost twice as old as him, and he is a very pure civil servant. However, he is a new general and has been watching him since he was a child. The combat power of both sides is not on the same order of magnitude. Even the three Zhang Yi tied together, and they could not stop one of his arm.

"Okay, I'll say less! Don't fight before the fight starts, your own people will fight back first!" Lu Lu once couldn't stand it next to him, so he raised his face and scolded him.

Whether it is Wu Liangmou or Zhang Yi, they have to be considered his juniors. Therefore, these two people immediately lost their temper, stared at each other, bowed to admit their mistakes, "I have to punish you if you are a humble position (the last general) loses your composure!"

"The three-intention policy is not for the people of the countryside." Lu Lu once glared at the two of them fiercely, then looked at Zhu Chongjiu who was frowning and pondering, and explained loudly, "Actually, the people we sent should only capture a few cities, empty the warehouses, and leave the governments in various places without food to transport. There is no need to go to the fields to set fire! And Youtu's concern is not unnecessary. The Huai'an army is a benevolent and righteous army, and we must not ruin the name for a moment of speed."

"Um..." Zhang Yi and Wu Liangmou bowed with blushing. What they wanted to express before was definitely not what Lu Lu Zeng said. However, the old Jinshi first slapped each of them, and then extended it randomly, which made them both unable to defend themselves.

Just as he was upset, he heard Lu Lu say, "Summer harvest is about to be imminent. The local government collects wheat from the people and then loads it with the truck. It is definitely not something that can be accomplished in one or two days. According to my opinion, this army will either not be sent or sent to the sending. No matter what Tuotuo looks like in Xuzhou, the surprise soldier we sent will fight from Andongzhou all the way north. Every time we break a city, we will immediately open the warehouse and release grain, and allocate the food and money of the governments from all over the country to the local people. In this way, the people will definitely thank the Huaian Army. After the Huaian Army leaves, it will probably not be so easy for the government to collect the second wave of food."

"But what if the brothers are tripped by the city..." Zhang Yi was stunned for a moment and instinctively reminded him. However, thinking of Zhu Chongjiu's speed of breaking one city a day last year, he swallowed it back into his stomach when he reached his mouth.

In front of the Huai'an army, where is there any strong city? Even Gaoyou, which is covered with blue bricks, has not lasted for a day. How many city walls on the north bank of the Yellow River, which are purely rammed with loess, can withstand gunpowder explosions? I'm afraid that within an hour, they will all be turned into ruins!

"Wang Xuan's Huang Jun has been resting for half a year. It's time to send him out for some experience!" Lu Lu Zeng smiled at him, then quickly turned his head to Zhu Chongjiu, and whispered, "If you don't send it out, I'm afraid someone will complain about the thigh meat!"

Wang Xuan and his Huang army took the initiative to surrender to the Grand General Administration during the Battle of Yangzhou in December last year. At that time, the two sides had a verbal agreement that once the crisis in Yangzhou was resolved, the Grand General Administration would fully support the Huang army to go north and create a living space on the other side of the Yellow River. However, after seeing the powerful combat effectiveness of the Huai'an army and the amazing production capacity of the workshops, Wang Xuan began to regret his original decision. He always hesitated whether as the peripheral forces of the Huaiyang clan, as Zhang Shicheng and Wang Kerou, as the peripheral forces of the Huaiyang clan, went out to make a move by himself, in order to make the future. Or simply adapt the Huang army now and completely incorporated it into the Huai'an army, and directly become a member of the Huaiyang clan.

If the war was not imminent, Zhu Chongjiu wouldn't care about Wang Xuan hesitating for a few more days. Anyway, the Huang army has not eaten military rations in vain in the past six months. Except for thousands of elite soldiers who have been training vigorously according to the Huai'an army's combat soldiers, most of the other soldiers have undertaken the same tasks as the auxiliary soldiers of the Huai'an army, repairing bridges and roads, and digging rivers, which can basically be considered self-reliance.

But the war was about to start, and it was not a wise choice to keep more than 20,000 Huang troops in the Huaiyang area. So once Lu Lu reminded him, Zhu Chongjiu immediately thought of the purpose of this army. "What Shan Gong said is that the promise made by the general manager back then was indeed time to be fulfilled. The person came and sent my order to Wang Xuan, asking him to bring his troops to Huai'an immediately to meet."

"Yes!" The personal soldiers took the command arrow and ran to the stern. They jumped onto a light boat tied behind them, rowed to the shore in three or two, and then jumped onto a horse and ran away.

"After arriving in Huai'an, Sanyi will tell you carefully about your plan to General Wang Xuan!" Zhu Chongjiu watched the messenger leave, thought for a while, and walked to Zhang Yi to order, "Then, you, Wu Youtu and Wang Xuan, come up with a specific strategy for advance north. It is not just to take one and just leave, but to see if Wang Xuan and his Huang army can fight all the way to the northeast and finally occupy Denglai directly. In this way, the General Administration Office can find a way to provide necessary support to General Wang Xuan from the sea. After Denglai gained a foothold, Wang Xuan can send troops at any time and threaten Yidu and Jinan."

This is a big step forward compared to Lulu's previous idea. Not only did the Mongolian nobles in the capital not be able to eat wheat from the southern part of the Secretariat this year. From now on, I am afraid that there will be a happy event every year. Once this cross-sea support model matures, the Huai'an army can even send a small number of elite troops to land in Zhigu at any time, making the capital area of ​​the Mongolian and Yuan court completely unable to remain peaceful.

Zhang Yi and Wu Liangmou both reacted very quickly, and immediately saw the beauty of this plan from Zhu Chongjiu's arrangement. They both raised their hands and claimed that it was. The latter smiled at both of them in a kind way, and then continued to discuss with Lu Lu Zeng, "Mr. Shan, remember that we let Yue Kuocha'er go last year..."

"Even if the lord doesn't mention this, the old minister will tell you." Lu Lu Zeng immediately took the conversation and responded in a low voice, "Hama, Xuexue, Yuekuochaer and others will never watch Tuotu make a fortune. But these three people are incompetent and have never found a suitable opportunity to stab Tuotuo in the back. Therefore, the lord must push it hard behind him, so that Hama and others will make up their minds early!"

"How to push it?" Zhu Chongjiu heard this and immediately asked in a low voice.

"The first step is to resist Tuotuo in Xuzhou. Even if you cannot fight and win, you must at least maintain the invincible situation. Don't give Tuotuo the opportunity to continue to grow your reputation." Lu Lu was once a gangster. His military strategy was not very good at, and he was the Qing Dynasty in Yemen. "The second step is to let Wang Xuan lead the Huang army across the river and attack Yizhou, Jinan, Denglai and other places, making the Mongolian Yuan court feel threatened and close, and issued an order to Tuotuo and ask him to divide his troops to rescue him. In order to concentrate on dealing with us with all our strength, Tuotuo may not be willing to divide his troops. At that time, it was the third step..."

The more Lu Lu said, the lower the voice, the lower the voice, the lower the voice, and in the end, it was almost inaudible. Zhu Chongjiu had a few cold wars in succession, and admired the old Jinshi. However, looking at the masts in front of him and behind him, he felt very unwilling to accept it. 'Can we really not be able to fight the male and female in a dignified manner on the battlefield? We must use these sinister methods? Then Tutuo was really like the legendary, and his military skills reached a point where ghosts and gods were unpredictable, which made Lu Jinshi not dare to fight him head-on from beginning to end?' "Gosuo attacked the enemy!" Lu Lu once used only four words to suffocate all the words Zhu Chongjiu did not say. "Tutuo went south this time, all kinds of methods will definitely be used!" Looking at Zhu Chongjiu's unwilling eyes, the old Jinshi continued to add, "We are just returning it to the color!"

"Indeed, it's impolite to come but not go!" Zhu Chongjiu shook his head vigorously, completely throwing the simple thoughts in his heart out of the sky. He is now the chief general of Huaiyang, with more than 100,000 troops under his command, and more than 100 civil servants and military generals. His every move involves the life and death of many people, and he is no longer qualified to do whatever he wants.

Moreover, the gap between the two sides in terms of military strength is indeed too great, which makes the Huaiyang General Administration dare not estimate the war too optimistic. According to the information it has shown that Tuotuo went south this time and brought a total of 300,000 elite troops. The transportation of food, grass and supplies along the way is completely handed over to the governments of various places to bear. In other words, these 300,000 elite troops, in the current division method of the Huai'an Army, should all be considered combat soldiers. The total number of troops in the Huai'an Army is to be considered combat soldiers. Only 50,000 can be considered combat soldiers.

Of course, Sesame Li and Zhao Jun would never be a watcher. But in the Mongolian Yuan, there were Chahan Timur, Wang Baobao and his son, and Li Siqi. Liu Futong, who was originally far away in Bianliang, might have sent troops to help the war. However, after the traitor Zhang Liangbi suddenly rebelled, Liu Futong was hit by a knife behind him, making it difficult for him to really put out enough power to support the Xuzhou army, which had only nominal dependent relationship for him.

As they walked along the way, they kept discussing and deducing on the ship. No matter how they planned it, Zhu Chongjiu, Lu Luzeng, Zhang Yi and others were unable to come up with a absolutely sure combat plan. But after everyone got off the ship in Huai'an, they suddenly received an extremely exciting news. Sesame Li recovered Ningling three days ago and defeated Chahan Timur. The Suzhou Army and Xuzhou Army attacked Chahan Timur and Li Siqi's troops completely suppressed Chahan Timur and Li Siqi's troops back to Suiyang City, and they could take the heads of the two thieves' necks every day.

"Where is Tuotuo? Tuotuo's forward, haven't arrived yet?" Zhu Chongjiu couldn't believe it at first, and then he frowned and asked.

It’s abnormal, this is absolutely abnormal. If Tutuo cannot arrive at the battlefield in time, why should he let Li Siqi attack in advance?

"Zhao Junyong sent a navy to blow up all the floating bridges between Suiyang and Xuzhou. After Tuotuo's vanguard arrived at the north bank of the Yellow River near Xuzhou, there was no bridge feasible. Recently, there was a lot of rain and the water flow of the Yellow River was very fast. Unless he found hundreds of large ships at one time, he could not force the cross. If one goes down the river, one will be sunk by Zhao Junyong's navy!" Hu Dahai came forward and explained with gloating pleasure.

"The Mongols were not doing water wars at first. Now they can only set up artillery on the north bank of the Yellow River to bombard the navy Zhao Jun. Although the artillery on their side was very large, they were not very accurate. As long as the warships used by Zhao Jun were not stopped, they would be difficult to get hurt at all!" Old Ivan also approached and added with a charming smile on his face.

After being the deputy commander of the Second Army for such a long time, the veteran's temperament should have been transformed long ago. But no matter how it changes, the humility he developed in his half-life's employment career cannot be removed. No matter who he talks to, it seems like he is flattering others.

"Is it just Li Pingzhang and Zhao Jun who are attacking Chahan Timur with two? Who else is there?" Zhu Chongjiu didn't have time to pay attention to the veteran's charm. He thought about it and continued to ask in a low voice.

"Of course it was Guo Zixing and Sun Deya. They tasted the sweetness last time. This time, Zhao Jun went over with a letter, and each of them rushed over with a team of 10,000 people. He left faster than General Xu Da. It is said that he had entered the city four days ago!"

"Where is Xu Da, where is he currently? How is the situation in Suining?" Zhu Chongjiu patted the veteran pussy's shoulder and continued to ask.

Although he heard that everything was changing in a good direction, for some reason, his uneasiness became more and more intense. As if he was targeted by a beast, he could become the prey in the other party's mouth at any time.

"I, I didn't remember! Anyway, I've already arrived in Suining anyway!" Old Ivan grinned and responded embarrassedly.

"General Xu divided the troops in his hand into three parts, and asked Fatty Wang to take five thousand combat soldiers and five thousand auxiliary soldiers to defend Suining, Li Ziyu took five thousand combat soldiers and ten thousand auxiliary soldiers to defend Suqian. He himself took five thousand combat soldiers to Xuzhou directly. If he hadn't known that he was coming, Zhao Jun would probably have won't be able to pluck up the courage to attack Chahan with Li Pingzhang!" Hu Dahai thought for a while, and looked at Zhu Chongjiu, and a little confused slowly surged.

The situation was clearly good. He didn't understand why his lord seemed to be worried? Could it be that the Mongols also built artillery? But without the advantage of artillery, he could not win a battle? How could he be so depressed? Back then, Jufuzi didn't have artillery, so he beat me to the ground for teeth?

"Have the Clippers sent by the Navy returned? Where is Lian Lao Hei? Has he returned?" The more Zhu Chongjiu heard, the more he felt something was wrong in front of him. He glanced at the crowd that came out to greet him and continued to ask loudly.

"The two urnons have returned! The news that the Mongols could not cross the river was brought back." Hu Dahai was nervous because of Zhu Chongjiu's appearance and frowned. "As for Lian Xuanjie, he set out on a light boat the afternoon before yesterday, and probably just arrived near Xuzhou now. Although he used the kind of urn ship with wheels, if he went upstream, he would not be able to get faster!"

"Well, too!" Zhu Chongjiu nodded helplessly. He now envied the era in which Zhu Dapeng lived in. Thousands of miles away, he called a phone call and asked everything clearly. But now, he could only choose to wait.

"Governor, let's go to the city first. Even if the rescuers are like putting out fires, they must let their brothers take a break before leaving." Veteran Piewan obviously did not notice Zhu Chongjiu's condition. Seeing that the question had basically been announced to be over, he took the initiative to send an invitation.

"Dropping off all the food, grass and supplies, and in Huai'an. The auxiliary soldiers also got off the boat and went to the military camp to rest. The war soldiers..." Zhu Chongjiu looked at the dense helmets on the boat, pondered for a while, and finally made a decision, "The Fifth Army entered the military camp to rest. The First Army set up a temporary camp near the dock and was ready to set off at any time. The Guards' Regiment's long spear battalion and the sword shield battalion were disembarked. The Musket Battalion went to the two big-food triangular sailboats to stand by!"

"Yes!" The generals agreed and turned around to carry out the mission.

"Tongfu, you send two more wardrobes and ask the scout to bring a telescope to meet Lian Laohei." Seeing that the people around him were almost dispersed, Zhu Chongjiu continued to give orders while walking towards Huai'an City.

"Abide by the order!" Hu Dahai agreed loudly, but did not go to perform the mission immediately. Instead, he put his head to Zhu Chongjiu's mouth and asked in a very low voice, "Governor, have you received any other news? Why do you look so bad!"

"No!" Zhu Chongjiu shook his head gently, "I just feel that Tuotuo has been preparing for nearly a year and will not be blocked on the north bank of the Yellow River so simply. At present, he will not forcefully cross the river while Suiyang is still in Li Siqi and Chahan. When these two people are eliminated by Li Pingzhang, wouldn't it be even more difficult to cross the river?"

"That's right, unless he has something else to hide!" Hu Dahai thought for a while and nodded in agreement.

"In addition, even though he knew that Li Siqi and Chahan had lost the battle, he did not rush to Suiyang, but left the army in Xuzhou. Tongfu, don't you think this is abnormal?" Zhu Chongjiu turned around and looked at the dark clouds in the sky, and continued to whisper.

It is already early April. Logically, the Huangmeitian has already ended and the wheat grout has been almost filled. But this year's rain is a bit scary. Not only is the canal full of flooding. The Baima Lake, Yinhu Lake and other places along the way are also lake water and embankments, which may come ashore at any time.

"He wouldn't think that Chahan still has a chance to turn the tables, right? Or, Chahan was just a fraudulent defeat before!" Suddenly, Hu Dahai's voice quickly rose, and he was shocked. "How is it possible, Li and Li Pingzhang are also old corps. Chahan has only been in charge of his troops for a few days? Besides, Zhao Junyong and Zhao Junyong have always been known for their cunning!"

"Send more people to inquire, I want the latest news!" Zhu Chongjiu glared at him fiercely and reiterated in a low voice.

"Yes, I will send people here!" This time, Hu Dahai finally stopped hesitating and trotted to dispatch troops. Old Ivan led the civil and military officials who were left in Huai'an to continue to surround Zhu Chongjiu and walked into the city. While walking, he whispered, "Governor, Li Pingzhang, can Li Pingzhang really not beat Chahan Timur? He, the artillery in his hand is no less than ours."

"Let's talk about it when the news comes back. If there is no news back this evening, I will lead the First Army to Xuzhou first. It's not enough, don't be too nervous. Maybe I'm thinking too much, who knows!" Zhu Chongjiu smiled and responded in a low voice.

"May Lord bless Li Pingzhang!" Old Ivan drew a cross in front of him in an exaggerated manner and loudly prayed for Sesame Li.

Zhu Chongjiu had no good feelings for any religion, but there was no question of resistance. Therefore, Ivan never concealed that he was a Catholic who did not make tithes contributions in front of everyone, and often claimed that the reason why he met Zhu was from a captive to a general was entirely because after being captured, he insisted on praying to God every day and was protected by God.

However, this time, God did not hear his prayers. Until the evening of Shen, no more news came back from the upper reaches. Lu Lu Zeng called Zhu Chongjiu aside and said anxiously: "Lord, the old minister just went around the Yellow River, and the situation was very bad."

"What's wrong? What did you see?" Zhu Chongjiu was so worried that he grabbed his beard. After hearing the old Jinshi's words, he immediately asked in a low voice.

Huai'an City is very close to the intersection of the Yellow River and the Huai River. At this time in the past, the water flow in the riverbed was a very interesting scenery. The water from the upper reaches of the Yellow River is dark golden and surging. What is poured from the Huai River is a large stream of clear water, graceful and graceful. Embracing the yellow water from the upper reaches, no one is willing to be swallowed by anyone easily. It keeps running dozens of miles away, and is still clearly distinguished.

"The Yellow River, the water level of the Yellow River suddenly dropped a lot! The water flow of the Huai River injected so quickly could not stop the Yellow River's beaches from exposed little by little!" However, the old Jinshi obviously saw some scenery today. His face was pale and he reported tremblingly.

"What does it mean? Can you always say it carefully?" Zhu Chongjiu's heart twitched suddenly and ordered anxiously.

"Old minister, old minister once accompanied Jia Lu to treat the water. Before the embankment of the upper reaches of the Yellow River was closed, the hydrology near Huai'an was like today!" Lu Lu raised his hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead, gritting his teeth to replenish. "The lord and Li Pingzhang had just captured Xuzhou, and in the court, a Mongolian minister proposed to massacre all the Han people in Xuzhou City. Now half of Henan is a bandit area in the eyes of the court. If someone is crazy and instructs Chahan to dig up the Yellow River embankment in the upper reaches, not only is Li Pingzhang's army difficult to protect, but it is probably a country from Ningling to Xusu!"

"Ah!" Zhu Chong's nine souls flew out of the sky, turned his head and looked straight at the map on the wall. From Bianliang to Yucheng, the Yellow River was divided into two. The old and new rivers were sandwiched between Suiyang!
Chapter completed!