Defeating the attack of thousands of officers led by Lu Zhongheng, Guo Zixing was in a good mood, and immediately ordered the brothers of Niubei Mountain Niutou Cottage to kill cattle and slaughter sheep and feast.

Tang Lang had the intention to bring Lu Zhongheng, who joined the army in Chuzhou, under his command.

During the banquet, the heroes were elated, drinking wine in a big bowl, eating meat, and being extremely bold.

Tang Lang, Guo Zixing, Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Hu Dahai, Wu Liang, Gui Lichi, Bal Bulu, Guo Ying, Tang He and others sat on a large round table in the cottage hall.

Lu Zhongheng was also invited to sit at the main table.

Hu Dahai, Guo Ying, and Tang He all looked at Lu Zhongheng with angry eyebrows.

Lu Zhongheng didn't care at all, he generously did it with everyone, and said proudly: "Zhongheng thanks the Tang Banner Lord and Guo Leader for their love. ”

He naturally expressed his gratitude to Tang Lang and Guo Zixing when he said this.

A total of ten people, including the Flag Bearer and the Deputy Flag Bearer of the Five Elements Banner of the Ming Sect, sat at a large table next to them.

The heroes are all high-rollers, and they don't do things with secular etiquette, but they want to have fun.

Tang Lang looked at Lu Zhongheng and said, "Lu joins the army, how is the wine and food cooked by the Niubeishan brothers, is it still appetizing?" ”

Lu Zhongheng gulped down the wine and meat, and said indistinctly: "The flavor is unique, not worse than the one in Chuzhou City." ”

Guo Zixing laughed loudly, "Lu joins the army, you think the wine and meat in Xiaozhai are delicious, then you can rest in Xiaozhai in the future, I will guarantee that you can eat it every day." ”

"Okay, okay......" Lu Zhongheng casually agreed.

Tang Lang took the opportunity to say: "The Mengyuan Imperial Court, corruption and degeneration, day by day, the people of the world are miserable. Lu Senjun is also a well-known man, and he is also an authentic remnant of my Han Dynasty, why is he willing to be an eagle dog of the Mongols? ”

Lu Zhongheng was stunned, "The turbulent times are turbulent, and it's just a mixed bowl of rice." As he spoke, his expression darkened.

"Lu Senjun is also a member of the government, and the general trend of the world should be clear to him. At present, the Ming Doctrine Army is recruiting troops and buying horses in various places, and the people of the world are rising up and rebelling, even if the Great Yuan Dynasty has a vast territory and strong horses, can it fight the hearts of the people all over the world? Meng Yuan has ruled the Central Plains Jiangnan for nearly a hundred years, and the number of qi has been exhausted, and the Han Dynasty is prosperous! ”

Tang Lang's words were full of overwhelming momentum, and they were even more passionate.

Lu Zhongheng listened and let out a long sigh, "Indeed, the vitality of the Great Yuan has been exhausted, and brother, I have already planned to find another way out in my heart, but I haven't found anyone to follow yet." ”

Hu Dahai said: "In the future, let's follow the Tang Banner master!" Haha......"

Lu Zhongheng looked at Tang Lang, glanced at the group again, and said, "Everyone, the dragon liver and tiger courage, the Tang Banner master is extraordinary, but he is a hero in the recklessness. Joonghyung dares not to follow left and right! ”

"Good!"

Tang Lang was overjoyed, "Brother Lu is quick to talk, I, Tang Lang, am not mistaken, you are indeed a great man who stands up to the sky." Come, I'll salute you! ”

As he spoke, he stood up, picked up a bowl of wine, and drank it all.

Lu Zhongheng also boldly drank a bowl of wine, and said loudly while taking advantage of the wine: "I feel the deep friendship of all the brothers, Zhongheng is ashamed!" Today, the city of Chuzhou is empty, and one blow will be hit. Zhong Heng is willing to take Chuzhou City as a precursor to the heroes as a base for the anti-Yuan. ”

Tang Lang, Zhu Yuanzhang, Guo Zixing and others were very excited when they heard this.

"Good. Brother Joonghyung is refreshing! However, in my opinion, Chuzhou City has been in the pocket of my righteous army, and it is not at all better than attacking hard. I don't think it'...... like this."

Then, Tang Lang told the heroes about his strategy.

The crowd applauded loudly, and they all said: "The good plan of the Tang Banner master!" In this way, our Ming Doctrine army can capture Chuzhou City without bloodshed. ”

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When Lu Zhongheng attacked Guo Zixing's Niubei Mountain, he brought nearly 3,000 men and horses, more than half of them fled, and another 1,000 became prisoners.

These 1,000 people are all Han Chinese, and they are just soldiers to make ends meet.

Therefore, Guo Zixing did not treat them as prisoners, but prepared wine and meat to entertain them.

Lu Zhongheng generously talked about the national righteousness in front of these thousand people's words, and talked about the exchange of tears.

As a result, these 1,000 men and horses were willing to follow Lu Zhongheng and join the ranks of the Ming Sect Army.

According to Tang Lang's strategy, the 1,000 members of the Ming Sect Army changed into the clothes of the official army, while Lu Zhongheng was still wearing his original clothes and led the Ming Sect Army to ride back to Chuzhou City on fast horses.

And Tang Lang, Zhu Yuanzhang, Guo Zixing and others are mixed in this team.

Along the way, the Mingjiao army joined forces to subdue the rout of the defeated official army retreating in the direction of Chuzhou.

These routs have long been frightened birds, and when they saw the uniforms of the official and military banners, they thought it was their own team, and they greeted them in a daze, and they were immediately surrounded in the heart. And Lu Zhongheng personally came forward to surrender. Whoever dared to say a word to the defeated soldiers all joined the ranks of the rebels.

By the time the team arrived at the city of Chuzhou, there were already more than 2,000 horses, all dressed in the clothes of the officers and soldiers.

Lu Zhongheng rode a horse and shouted under the city of Chuzhou: "Open the city gate quickly!" Ben joined the army and already killed Guo Zixing......"

When the defenders of Chuzhou City saw Lu Zhongheng leading the official army to arrive, where was there any suspicion, they immediately opened the gate of Chuzhou City and lowered the drawbridge.

Lu Zhongheng urged the Ming Sect Army, shouting loudly and rushing into the city of Chuzhou.

Under the leadership of Lu Zhongheng, the rebel army attacked all the way to the Chuzhou Mansion and captured Yin Chen Huan of the Chuzhou Mansion alive.

Almost effortlessly, the rebel armies of Tang Lang, Zhu Yuanzhang, and Guo Zixing captured Chuzhou.

According to Tang Lang's initial plan, Chuzhou can be used as a foothold for the righteous army from now on, and he is ready to take a temporary rest, reorganize the army, and reserve grain and grass for another battle.

Yin Chenhuan, the governor of Chuzhou, looted the people's fat and ointment, and the people were extremely angry.

Tang Lang discussed with Zhu Yuanzhang and Guo Zixing, and executed Chen Huan Lingchi on the square in front of the palace, and took the opportunity to announce the purpose of the rebel army and recruit poor people to join the rebel army.

Within three days, nearly 5,000 people from the nearby county capital of Chuzhou had asked to join the rebels.

However, Tang Lang did not bring all these rebels under his command. His recruitment is also conditional, and he only recruits some people with a down-to-earth and courageous personality.

Therefore, although there were 5,000 people willing to join the rebel army, in the end, Tang Lang only selected 3,000 of them.

He divided the 3,000 people into 100 squads, each with 30 people, and handed over these 30 people to the 100 people who graduated from the "Langya Mountain Mingjiao Military Generals School" to manage and train.

One hundred generals trained the thirty soldiers under their command according to the "Tang Lang Art of War" written by Tang Lang and the courses set up.

Tang Lang meant that there were a hundred generals, and each of the thirty soldiers under his command had to be trained into brave and warlike tigers.

After that, these thirty soldiers became the general's personal soldiers.

If the ranks of the Ming Sect Army are expanded, the newly recruited soldiers will be assigned to the 100 generals, and the general's 30 personal soldiers will be responsible for carrying and taking care of them.

Tang Lang also assigned these 100 generals to Zhu Yuanzhang, Guo Zixing, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Wu Liang, Hu Dahai, Guo Ying, Tang He, Gui Lichi, and Bal Bulu, and each general could be divided into ten generals.

The rest of the elite soldiers joined Tang Lang's five-element banner, and the five flag-bearers of the five-element banner led the pipe. -- There are more than 2,000 people in the Five Elements Banner of the Ming Sect, and they are Tang Lang's pro-army.

In this way, the "Dragon Slayer Army" envisioned by Tang Lang has begun to take shape.

In the next few days, all the disciples of the Mingjiao Five Elements Banner Jumu Banner Chuzhou Xiangtang joined the rebel army. The relatives and friends of Zhu Yuanzhang, Guo Zixing, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Wu Liang and others also helped the old and the young to come to join.

After learning that there were several bandits around Haozhou, Tang Lang sent Chang Yuchun and Hu Dahai, each with ten generals and a thousand elite soldiers, to subdue them.

The 3,000 thieves who "opened their noses and Qin heads", the thousands of water thieves who "turned in the waves", and the thousands of illegal salt dealers who originally followed the salt lord Guo Guangqing to eat mixed rice were all subdued by Chang Yuchun and Hu Dahai, and they were all under the command of Tang Lang and incorporated into the Dragon Slaying Army.

So far, the total number of dragon slaying troops has also reached more than 20,000 people.

Tang Lang appointed himself as the "Governor of the Dragon Slaying Army"!

He appointed Zhu Yuanzhang, Guo Zixing, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Wu Liang, Hu Dahai, Guo Ying, Tang He, Gui Lichi, Bald Bulu, and Lu Zhongheng as governors, all of whom obeyed his orders.

Immediately afterwards, Tang Lang asked the eleven governors under his command to quickly teach some of the basic essentials of arranging troops and marching to fight, so that every soldier could remember the military orders, and those who violated them would not be forgiven.

At the same time, Tang Lang sent fast horses to contact Han Shantong, Xu Shouhui, Fang Guozhen, Zhang Shicheng, Sesame Li and others to launch a major uprising in advance.

-- The news that the city of Chuzhou was breached by the Ming Sect army has reached the Mengyuan court in Dadu. Emperor Tuhuan Timur of Mengyuan has also issued an edict, asking the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses "King of Ruyang" Chakhan Temur to send troops to recruit and suppress.

The king of Ruyang, Chahan Temur, was the official residence of the Tai Lieutenant, the commander-in-chief of the Great Yuan Empire, and immediately sent his son Kukutmur to lead 10,000 Tanma Red Army to Huaisi in the south.

Kukut Mur, known as "Wang Baobao" in Chinese, is a powerful general among the Mongolian generals, known as "Ten Thousand Enemies", "Xiang Yu in the World", and "Han Xin Reborn".

And he was loyal to the Mongol Empire until his death.

This person can be said to be the first opponent and mortal enemy of the Ming Sect Army.

Tang Lang knew that although the dragon slayer army under his command was brave, it was not Wang Baobao's opponent. Therefore, he ordered the masses to launch an uprising in advance.

Han Shantong, Xu Shouhui, Fang Guozhen, Zhang Shicheng, Sesame Li and others had already been gearing up secretly, and after getting Tang Lang's authorization, they swore their own oaths and attacked the Yuan Dynasty's prefecture and county.

Tang Lang was ready to take Haosi first and use it as the base of the rebel army.

So, he led Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Wu Liang, Hu Dahai, Guo Ying, Tang He, Gui Lichi, Bal Bulu, and Lu Zhongheng ten governors, with 10,000 horses, to attack Dingyuan in the Haosi area.

And Guo Zixing stayed in Chuzhou to train the army,

In the camp of the Yuan army in Hengjian Mountain on the outskirts of Dingyuan, there were 30,000 yuan troops, and their leader was Miao Daheng. This 30,000 yuan army is also extremely strong, and it will be the first powerful opponent that the 10,000 dragon slaying army led by Tang Lang will face.