Zhang Shicheng is like a dead man in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, he only waits until the army captures Pingjiang and Jiangdong Dading, and then he will part ways, attack the Central Plains all the way to expel the Yuan people, and pacify the south all the way to sweep away other remnants.

However, Zhang Shicheng is not as easy to deal with as Zhu Yuanzhang imagined, even if there is only a lonely city in Pingjiang, Zhang Shicheng still sticks to it. The army and people in the city are concentric, the war preparations are complete, and the food is sufficient, and the Western Wu army will not be able to capture this impregnable city for a while and a half.

Armies from all walks of life attacked from all directions, and every day outside the city was the rumbling of cannons, the sound of drums, and the soldiers shouted in unison: "Zhang Shicheng surrender quickly!" ”

Zhang Shicheng was upset when he heard this, and despair surged into his heart like a tide, why didn't God open his eyes and not see what he had done over the years? He is exhausted, diligent in government and the people, hating heaven and earth for being unkind, taking all things as dogs, thinking that he is a hero in his life, but he will be defeated in the hands of villains like Zhu Yuanzhang.

He lost all his fighting spirit and complained about injustice, so he borrowed wine to kill his sorrows in the house all day long.

Fortunately, he also had a loyal Yongsheng pro-army, and these Yongsheng pro-troops were all fierce and abnormal, risking death to lead the people to defend Pingjiang.

Xu Da and others attacked day and night, and they attacked Pingjiang for several months without taking it.

Often in a hurry, he sent several waves of men and horses to attack the west gate, but the city defense was consolidated, not only did not break through the city gate, but the soldiers were lost, and the morale was low, so he could only return in vain.

Yu Tonghai didn't believe that Pingjiang was so strong, and led his sailors to attack Taohuawu again.

Who knew that the defense of Pingjiang City was indeed powerful, and his men were violently blocked by the enemy before they approached the city, and artillery, arrows and arrows were fired all over the sky as if they didn't need money, and the black pressure covered the white clouds in the sky.

After attacking for an hour, the battle made no progress, Yu Tonghai was impatient and took the lead in pounced, but the city gate was not damaged, but he was hit by several arrows.

Xu Da saw that he was seriously injured, and hurriedly ordered the army to retreat and sent him back to Tianfu for treatment.

Who knew that within a few days, Yu Tonghai died on the way, and he was only 38 years old when he died.

When the news spread to Tianfu, Zhu Yuanzhang cried bitterly and felt sad. Back then, without the help of the Yu family's father and son, how could he have recruited a sailor to fight in Jiqing, but unfortunately the Yu family's father and son died one after another, and only two brothers were left of the four.

In order to compensate the Yu family, he immediately ordered Yu Tongyuan to inherit his brother's official position as the official affairs of Pingzhang in Zhongshu Province, and to guard Luzhou under the command of his father and brother. Yu Tongyuan was promoted to the staff and the governor of the Chinese army, and was awarded the title of hussar general. At the same time, Yu Yanyu was posthumously named the Duke of Hejian County, Yu Tonghai was posthumously named the Duke of Yuguo, and his wife was named Mrs. Yu's Guoguo, and his only widow was adopted, and she was given the name "Lord of Jinhua County".

After properly accommodating Yu Tonghai's relatives, he was worried that Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and others would make another mistake, so he hurriedly repaired and wrote: "The general is outside, the king is not royal, and the ancient way is also." Since the rear of the army, the general is cheap. ”

This is to ask the soldiers to put their own safety first, and Xu Da and others are naturally grateful to receive the book, and they are more careful and hardworking. However, despite the Western Wu army attacking day and night, Pingjiang was still as solid as a rock and unbreakable.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very angry, he didn't expect Zhang Shicheng to be so difficult to deal with. In his mind, Chen Youliang's ruthless talent deserves to be called a competitor, because this kind of person is not afraid of anything, doesn't care about anything, and will stab him in the back if he doesn't pay attention.

As for Zhang Shicheng, who is only satisfied with being in the southeast corner and his fighting spirit has long faded, he is no longer worthy of being called a competitor in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind, such a person can only be regarded as a rich nouveau riche. If it weren't for the fact that he could get a lot of money and property by defeating this nouveau riche, Zhu Yuanzhang might not have bothered to waste time on him.

But who knows, this nouveau riche still has some skills, and a lonely city can hold on for several months, which makes Zhu Yuanzhang clearly understand that sick cats also have powerful moments, and no one should be underestimated.

At the same time, it also made him a little embarrassed in front of Li Shanchang, because Li Shanchang had put forward the idea of "moving in the gap", but he agreed to Liu Ji's plan of "going out to crusade". Now that Pingjiang has not been captured, several generals have died one after another, how can you not make him angry? In addition, Liu Ji and Liao Yongzhong made mistakes again, which made him feel more and more bad.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang has not yet reached the point of "the Son of Heaven is angry, and the blood flows like a river", his gloomy face and violent anger have made everyone in the palace feel invisible pressure, and the entire palace is swaying slightly, and he doesn't even dare to come out, and several concubines are even more careful to coax the newborn children to prevent them from crying loudly, so as not to make Zhu Yuanzhang unhappy.

In this case, Ma Xiuying, who has been hiding in the backyard to recuperate, had to come forward, when she knew that the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang was angry was because she couldn't attack Pingjiang for a long time, she couldn't help laughing, she looked at Zhu Yuanzhang very helplessly, "If you can't capture Pingjiang, I will discuss with you soldiers and will always come up with a way." Why bring these unpleasant emotions back to the house, look what you scared the children into. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said: "At the beginning, Li Shanchang suggested that it be delayed, and Mr. Liu suggested attacking, but I agreed with Mr. Liu's opinion. Wouldn't it prove that my decision was wrong to bring this matter to the court now? ”

Ma Xiuying's eyes widened in disbelief, "Do you think that if this matter is not discussed in the court, those ministers will not know the battle situation ahead?" They will review it every day. Besides, there are so many people coming and going at the post station, even if the people ask a random person, they can know the news. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was pale, and he bowed his head and was silent.

Ma Xiuying couldn't help but shake her head, Zhu Yuanzhang was in a high position, and he had already begun to make some mistakes of superiors, he was not only blind and self-righteous, but he even refused to humbly ask his subordinates for advice. But Ma Xiuying can't directly point out these shortcomings, and Zhu Yuanzhang's current temper will definitely not be able to accept them, so she said tactfully: "Presumably Li Xiangguo and the others have already learned about the battle situation ahead and are discussing countermeasures, if you discuss with them, you will definitely be able to come up with a solution." Besides, as a courtier, it is your duty to give advice, so why should you care who is right and who is wrong, just decide according to what you think in your heart. If it's right and continue to do it, if it's wrong, it's better than if you lose your temper here and you can't solve the problem. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly opened, the world is almost mine, why should I care about other people's opinions, what can I do right or wrong, everything is up to me, if the decision to go out to fight against Zhang Shicheng is wrong, I will use other methods to reverse this mistake and prove that I am right. Thinking of all this, he was in a good mood, and his anger receded, and he happily summoned all the ministers to discuss the matter.