Zhu Yuanzhang hurried to the barracks, Li Shanchang, Xu Da and others greeted him, and while congratulating him on his happy son, he wondered why he would come to the barracks. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Zhu Yuanzhang was so anxious that he interrupted their congratulations and asked, "How did you prepare for the war?"

Didn't Ma Xiuying tell Zhu Yuanzhang about their operational arrangements? The generals looked at each other, and Li Shanchang said: "The lower officials have already prepared all the grain, grass and wagons, and they are waiting for the Guogong to lead the troops to the battle." ”

Xu Da also said: "The soldiers have also finished resting, preparing their clothes and armor, and waiting for the government to give orders." ”

"Are you all ready?" Zhu Yuanzhang's face was full of confusion, seeing everyone's orderly attitude, he didn't seem to object to Ma Xiuying's decision, could it be that he made a mistake in the middle? He was furious when he heard that Ma Xiuying was convening the generals behind his back, and he didn't listen carefully to Ma Xiuying's words.

"Yes, my subordinates all think that your body should not be overworked and you need to recuperate for a few days, so Mrs. Ma asked us to prepare for combat deployment first, and then notify you when all preparations are completed, so that it will neither delay your recuperation nor delay the fighter. But now that you're here, you haven't had a good rest, which makes your subordinates very worried. ”

After listening to the words of the generals, Zhu Yuanzhang realized that he had misunderstood Ma Xiuying, and he was embarrassed to go back to apologize, and said in a deep voice: "The fighter plane is fleeting, and it can't be delayed because of me." Beat the drums and raise the tent, now start to point the generals, the army will rest for one night, and start early tomorrow morning!"

That night, Zhu Yuanzhang rested in the barracks, but sent a cronie back to inform him, and the next day the army set off to Jiangzhou.

When Chen Youliang heard the news that Zhu Yuanzhang personally led his troops to attack, he thought that the information inquired by the spies was wrong, but it was not until the golden drums outside the city were beating and the horns were noisy that he knew that all this was true. However, he held that the city of Jiangzhou was strong and had sufficient grain and grass, so he did not panic and ordered his generals to defend with their troops.

Zhu Yuanzhang attacked Jiangzhou for two days and two nights in a row and still did not capture Jiangzhou, so he couldn't help but be angry and ordered the soldiers to continue to forcibly attack Jiangzhou.

However, the results of the forced attack were very unoptimistic, under the enemy's rain of arrows and abundant oil, the casualties of the troops were extremely heavy, many soldiers were shot into hornet's nests before they could rush under the city wall, and some soldiers were burned beyond recognition by boiling oil when climbing the city wall. Seeing the tragic death of their companions, individual soldiers were so afraid that they did not dare to charge, so that a long blank space appeared between the Jiangzhou city wall and the army garrison. Even if Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the execution of a few deserters, it still couldn't change everyone's low morale, so he had to look at the city and sigh, beat the drums and withdraw the troops.

When Zhu Yuanzhang had nothing to do, Zhu Wenzheng came on a building boat and said, "Father-in-law, the child has sent you a ladder." ”

"Our army is already supervising the construction of the ladder, what else are you sending? I don't know the actual height of the city wall, can you use the ladder?" Zhu Yuanzhang was very angry, the ladders were all made on the spot after being measured on the battlefield, Zhu Wenzheng should be aware of these situations, and what kind of ghost ladders should he send.

Zhu Wenzheng was very confident in his ladder, and strived: "Father-in-law, my ladder is different, it can be used anywhere." If the father-in-law doesn't believe it, it's better to get on the boat and see what is going on. ”

The generals boarded the ship and saw that the whole body of the ladder was painted with black paint and had wheels, which was different from the usual ladders.

"This kind of ladder has a very strong concealment in the dark, the main ladder and the secondary ladder can be retracted, and the base and top are equipped with a pair of rollers. When climbing the city, you can move up and down freely along the city wall, and you can also adjust it according to the height of the city wall, so you no longer need to carry it on your shoulders. Zhu Wenzheng explained while demonstrating, "When our army is attacking the city, it only needs to stop the main ladder under the city, and then raise the auxiliary ladder to go up the city." It's just that this kind of lifting ladder consumes manpower and time, and it can't be leaked out, so the child has been personally supervising it, so he came two days late, and asked his father-in-law not to be annoyed. ”

The more Zhu Yuanzhang listened, the happier he became, and he smiled, "Don't be annoyed, don't be annoyed, which master came up with this method? With this kind of ladder, you can't climb the city without a city!

"Yes......" Originally, Zhu Wenzheng wanted to say that it was a drawing designed by Ma Xiuying, but thinking of Ma Xiuying's instructions, he changed his words, "It was Mr. Liu who ordered us to make it when he left." ”

Liu Ji did consider that the city walls of Anqing and Jiangzhou were high and strong, and it was necessary to use siege equipment such as ladders, but he suggested at that time that he should calculate the height of the city walls when he arrived in Jiangzhou, and make a cloud ladder that coincided with the height of the city wall on the spot.

After Ma Xiuying heard this suggestion, she had an idea and thought of the lifting ladder of the fire alarm in her previous life, so she designed a drawing, and asked Zhu Wenzheng to press the upper roller at the base of the ladder to facilitate the push, and then press the pulley lifting equipment between the main ladder and the auxiliary ladder. In this way, the ladder reduces the danger and difficulty of erecting the ladder in front of the enemy, and because of the activity of the ladder and its concealment in the dark night, it also prevents it from being discovered and destroyed by the enemy defenders in advance.

After listening to the characteristics of these lifting ladders, Zhu Yuanzhang dissipated without a trace, and was full of praise, "Mr. Liu is really a god, and he thought so thoughtfully for me before leaving." Wenzheng, you also came in a very timely manner, haha, this Jiangzhou City will be broken!"

That night, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the soldiers to take advantage of the darkness to approach the city of Jiangzhou.

This kind of ladder with wheels is pushed lightly and quickly, the enemy guards have not yet reacted, the ladder has reached the city wall, the secondary ladder is like mushrooms after the rain to rise, the soldiers who climb along the ladder rush to the city wall, kill the enemy general, open the city gate, Zhu Yuanzhang's large army almost did not take much effort to kill the city......

Everything was going on quietly, and when the city was full of fires and the sound of killing shook the sky, Chen Youliang woke up from his dream, and when he inquired about the city, the city was still intact, but Zhu Yuanzhang's soldiers didn't know how to attack the city. He immediately panicked, so he had to flee to Wuchang with his family and children in a hurry.

"The divine soldiers descended from the sky, and they were captured before they were tied!" Zhu Yuanzhang's soldiers took the opportunity to shout.

Chen Youliang's subordinates were beaten dizzy, and when they saw that he had fled, they all laid down their weapons and surrendered. Some sergeants who refused to surrender tried to flee for their lives along the river, but before the boat could row a mile, it was attacked by artillery. Chen Youliang's large number of fugitive troops he couldn't stop, and these small fish and shrimp could still be handled.

Zhu Yuanzhang ordered someone to chase Chen Youliang, while searching his address, and seeing that there was actually a man's shoe next to the bed, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help laughing: "This idiot escaped quickly! It is estimated that he is not wearing clothes and shoes." ”

After capturing Jiangzhou, it is time to relieve the siege of Zhuquan, and all the generals are asking for their lives.

Zhu Wenzheng squeezed to the front and shouted: "Father-in-law, let me go, I am only responsible for sending the ladder in this battle, and I haven't fought a good battle." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed, "Okay, I will take credit for your contribution to sending the ladder uplift, and you will go." But you must remember that although you are my righteous son, if you violate the military order, you will be punished just as severely!"

"Don't worry, father-in-law, I will definitely be like Wen Zhong and will not let you down. Zhu Wenzheng smiled, took the order flag, and drove the boat to Zhuquan that night.