The early winter of the twelfth year of the Yuan Dynasty.

Zhu Wu, the governor of Hezhou, captured Chuzhou, and the three cities of Chuzhou and Zhou were connected to one city, and Zhu Wubing's soldiers soared to more than 50,000 people, becoming the largest red turban force in Huaixi.

At the same time, Zhu Chongbahuo, the governor of Haozhou, and the red scarf of Xuzhou, killed Zhao Junyong, Peng Da and more than 30 people, and got 20,000 soldiers in Xuzhou. The strength has increased greatly, and he is eyeing Anfeng Luzhou.

When later historians studied this period of history, they found that if Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Kun joined forces at that time, they would have been the second only red turban force in the world at that time.

Both of them already have the capital and territory to claim the king, but the two who are already brothers not only do not hold together like other red scarves, but are somewhat defensive against each other on the basis of mutual non-aggression.

Therefore, some later historians have come to the conclusion that this is the limitation of the peasant uprising.

These two lowest-born figures in Chinese history, even if they left behind a great wisdom in history, they could not hide their shortcomings in peasant backgrounds, only staring at the one-third of an acre of land in front of them, and only caring about themselves.

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"Why don't you take the opportunity to annex Haozhou and destroy Zhu Chongba, the land of Huaixi is only respected by the lord, and the lord can be called the king..."

On the Huai River, on a newly built building boat of the Hezhou Water Army, Hu Weiyong was impassioned.

The large ships sailed smoothly on the water, and the three-percent tall building ships were built exactly according to the standards of the strongest warships of this era.

It is several zhang high, and each floor can be ridden to and fro, not only the giant of the river, if you attack the city by the river, the building boat drives to the edge of the city wall, and the soldiers can climb to the top of the city calmly through a short ladder.

This ship is not all built by craftsmen in Hezhou, the core part is one of the several building ships that were blown up by Liao Yongan, stranded at the naval wharf in Hezhou, and re-repaired and rebuilt under the auspices of Xi Yingzhen Lao Dao.

When he saw this building ship for the first time, Zhu Wu, who had hardly seen a ship in later generations of northerners, was shocked, and could not think of any other words except for lamenting the great wisdom and creativity of the Chinese ancestors.

Moreover, what made him even more incredible was that on both sides of the ship's strings, artillery could be erected, six on each side, and during the first training, a salvo was fired, and the target on the river surface became a pile of fragments.

At that time, Dingyuanjun's jaw dropped to the ground, and Zhu Wu was not much better, and the governor of Hezhou, who was powerful in Huaixi, actually danced with his hands, happy like a child.

Subsequently, this ship was the warship of the governor of Hezhou and was named Dadu.

can configure gunpowder, can cast artillery, and now even such a high-tech thing as rebuilding a warship, Xi Yingzhen will do it.

How many things are still hidden in this old Taoist's mind? By the way, he is still looking for coal and iron mines, and the artisan workshops in Hezhou are becoming more and more organized under his management.

How many secrets does this old Taoist have?

If he is willing to compile what he has learned into a book and pass it on, isn't that science?

"My lord..."

Looking at Zhu Wu with his hands behind his back and looking at the river in a trance, Hu Weiyong said loudly again.

"Hu Sima!"

The Dingyuan Navy Navy sailed for the first time, Zhu Wu brought all the core figures of the Dingyuan Army, and seeing Hu Weiyong's generous statement, Li Shanchang said.

"On that day, the lord was in Dingyuan, and he had already set a strategy of building a high wall, accumulating grain, and slowing down his claim to be king.

Now the Dingyuan army seems to be strong and strong, and Huaixi is no longer invincible, but Hezhou has no natural dangers, and the population is too small, so it is not the king's foundation.

Moreover, the king's name at this time is a curse rather than a blessing for the lord. ”

Their words, in fact, Zhu Wu listened to them all, Hu Weiyong is still too young, and his utilitarianism is too heavy.

King? It's really a big yuan to eat dry rice!

"Lao Li, you said that if we have a few more warships like this, on the river, who is still our opponent!"

Zhu Wu diverted the topic and smiled.

Li Shanchang suddenly smiled bitterly, "Lord, just this one, the wood of the three cities of the Dingyuan Army has been exhausted, and the silver has cost more than 10,000 taels, and this boat is enough for the lord to raise two more battalions of soldiers." ”

Sure enough, no matter what the era, the navy is a money-burning thing.

"I'm not a pedantic person, it's just that now Dingyuan's financial and material resources are not easy to come by, and there are priorities, and the lord has to think twice about the warship. Besides, although the warship is good, the final decisive battle is still on land. ”

was admonished again, and Zhu Wu touched his nose in embarrassment.

At this time, on the side of the boat, a small boat of the navy approached flexibly, and a soldier shouted on it.

"Boss, look at the boat in Chaohu!"

Chaohu Water Village, a sneer hung on Zhu Wu's face. said that after a month of returning, Yu Tingyu wrote to say that Li Patou seemed to have the idea of not fighting again and wanted to go to Xu Shouhui.

What about playing? What about playing with Lao Tzu?

Therefore, the first time the Dadu set sail, Zhu Wu decided that he would meet this Li Patou. If you don't come, I won't be a person like you, but since you say it, you can't be two-faced with me.

In the past and present life, this is Zhu Wu's code of conduct.

On the river in the distance, on the small boat of Chaohu Lake, Li Patou and the others looked at it dumbfounded, like a monster Dadu.

"Mother, why is it so big?"

Someone among the Chaohu bandits sighed, and Li Pao looked at Yu Tingyu beside him, "Didn't you say that Zhu Wu didn't have a boat?" Where the fuck did this come from? ”

Yu Tingyu pretended to be annoyed, "The owner of the village, Zhu Wu occupies three big cities, rich people have money, it's not easy to want a warship, just let the craftsmen build it!" ”

Li was angry, "Let's go, turn around and go back, grandma, I don't believe this big guy can drive to the lake." ”

"Owner of the village, you can't go!" Yu Tingyu grabbed Li Pao's head, "I said that I would meet Zhu Wu here, won't we offend him a lot when we go back now?" In the future, it will become an enemy! ”

Shuangdao Zhao, the deputy owner of the village, also said, "That is, spread it out, do we still have a reputation for Chaohu Water Village?" ”

"Are you two stupid!" Li Patou hurriedly said, "Don't leave now, when we get closer, Zhu Wu will kill people, and we can't leave if we want to!" ”

This is true, they are all characters who lick blood with knives, and they can't put their lives in the hands of others at any time.

Yu Tingyu frowned and pondered, and suddenly said, "Wouldn't it be okay to let him get on our ship?" ”

Shuangdao Zhao's eyes lit up, "This is a good idea, is this Zhu Wuken?" ”

Yu Tingyu smiled, "He may not be on the boat of the two of you, my boat should be fine, he has the intention of soliciting me last time, Zhu Wu loves to be famous, if he doesn't even dare to get on my boat, what face do you have?" ”

Li Patou was still hesitating, Shuangdao Zhao was really refreshing, and slapped his thigh, "Yes, Brother Yu's boat is also the fastest boat in our water village, and he can't catch up with him when he runs!" ”

Get on their boat?

Zhu Wu got the news here and smiled quietly.

Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong were really anxious, and they said no.

"If a gentleman doesn't stand under the dangerous wall, the lord's body is the net worth and life of tens of thousands of soldiers, how can he be in danger!"

"Chaohu water bandits are immoral bandits, why should the lord come in person."

Zhu Wu smiled, "It's okay, I've arranged everything!" ”

After speaking, in the persuasion of everyone, he got off the boat downstairs and took a few personal soldiers to board the boat. Then, standing at the bow of the boat, with hands behind his back, and everyone on the boat, smiling.

Who knows, as soon as the boat started, Zhu Wu felt like he had stepped on cotton under his feet, his head was dizzy, and he couldn't stand steadily, and he sat on the bow of the boat.

"Be careful, Steward."

"Fifth brother!"

With the support of others, Zhu Wu grabbed the string seat of the boat, the boat swayed, Zhu Wu only felt as if he was smoking a little too much, and there was something in his stomach that went up.

Look at it again, and he is inseparable from Lan Yu, and his face is also pale and cautious.

"Lan Yu, how are you water-based?"

Lan Yu turned her head cautiously and smiled bitterly, "Fifth brother, I don't know how to water!" ”

Zhu Wu didn't come out of his anger, "You grew up on the edge of the Huai River, you don't know water?" ”

"Fifth brother, you are also a person on the Huai River, don't you and won't?"

The boat swayed and slowly leaned over, and several boats in Chaohu Water Village on the river surface, connected together, with a soft sound, finally connected to the boat of Chaohu Water Village.

In the distance, the Dadu was still moving slowly, and the sailors on the ship were busy, as if they wanted to stop the big guy.

"Oh, what I said, let you take charge of Zhu himself."

As soon as the boat stopped, a lean man jumped over and supported Zhu Wu in a fake way.

Looking at his appearance of a roe deer, it should be the owner of Chaohu Water Village, Li Patou.

The father and son of the Yu family stood at the bow of the boat, and next to him there was another man with long hands and long feet and double knives on his back, with bronzed skin and vigilant eyes, he should be the second master of Chaohu, Shuangdao Zhao and Zhao Pusheng.

"It's not easy to see Master Li Zhai."

Zhu Wu suppressed the churning belly and got on the boat in Chaohu. The ship was larger than a normal ship, with a slender hull and could accommodate more than twenty sailors.

"This is Shuangdao Zhao, the master of Zhao Zhai!" Zhu Wu didn't sit on the boat, but directly grabbed Zhao Pusheng and said with a smile, "It is rumored that Brother Zhao is a famous Xinyi peerless on the Huai River, and he is invincible in the water with two swords. ”

said this and praised, "If the world is full of heroes like Brother Zhao, why worry about Mengyuan immortal!" ”

Shuangdao Zhao was praised by Zhu Wu, his face was hot, he was not good at words, and said with a smile, "Don't dare to be the manager, so praised!" ”

"Mr. Zhu is in charge, put on a little wine and food, let's talk while drinking!"

Yu Tingyu let people serve wine and meat, and several people sat down at the table.

Li Patou raised his glass and smiled, "Manager Zhu's name is Zhenhuaixi, today, we are rough people, and we can drink at the same table with the manager, which is also a blessing for three lives!" ”

It's really as rumored, this Li Patou is a guy who can speak well.

Zhu Wu also picked up his cup, "If you join my Dingyuan Army, everyone will drink together every day." After saying that, the smell of wine rushed into his nose, and his stomach fluttered again.

"I have a heart, but the brothers in Chaohu are used to it······"

Zhu Wu put down his wine glass, "Master Li Zhai, the Ming people don't say secret words, we are all fighting men, just order, what are the conditions?" ”

Li Patou didn't expect Zhu Wu to be so direct.

"This ·······"

"Three thousand taels of silver, twenty catties of gold, the leader of Chaohu Water Village, everyone is like this." Zhu Wu didn't wait for him to speak, and continued, "The big husband is in the world, nothing more than wine-colored wealth, happiness and revenge, you just have to say what you want, as long as I Zhu Wu has it, I will not be stingy." Your feud with Luzhou, let's start reporting! ”

The men who put on Chaohu Water Village are all gasping, what a big stroke. These men rebelled, not for what to help the world, but for their own wealth, and Zhu Wu's hand was right on their temper.

"Mr. Zhu is happy!" Li Patou smiled, "I don't hide it, in addition to gold and silver, there is grain in the stockade, and I hope that the general manager..."

"Food is a small matter, as long as it arrives in Hezhou, the brothers will be satisfied." Zhu Wu smiled and said, "As long as I, Zhu Wu, have a bite to eat, I won't let the brothers go hungry." ”

Li Patou's face instantly became ugly, "Could it be the intention of the chief manager, let Chaohu's brother go to Hezhou?" The village of Chaohu was built brick by the brothers·····"

"Could it be that you mean, take my Zhu Wu's money, eat my Zhu Wu's grain, and still want to take it with you in the water village and not listen to my call?"

Zhu Wu sneered, "How can there be such a good thing in the world, Lord Li Zhai looks at me Zhu Wu like a fool?" ”

This was too direct and too hard, and Li Patou pulled down his face on the spot.

"Is Manager Zhu wrong, I am talking about attachment, not conversion." Li Patou also sneered, "It's not that I blow the atmosphere, on the surface of the Huai River, no one can be a big dog." Hehe, Manager Zhu, things on the water are more difficult than on land! ”

Zhu Wu didn't look at him, but smiled at Shuangdao Zhao, "Brother, do you know why I, Zhu Wu, value water so much, and value more than 10,000 of you?" ”

Zhao Pusheng listened attentively, he didn't expect Zhu Wu to ask him, and he was stunned.

I saw Zhu Wu pointing to the other side of the river and said loudly, "Jinling, I want Jinling, I want the land of fish and rice on the other side."

Brother Zhao, we are all rebellious men, if we don't have a stable territory, we still have to live by robbery. If you don't have a territory, you have to let the officers and soldiers run after your buttocks, like a lost dog.

A man like you, are you willing to be unable to be on the stage for the rest of your life, be called a bandit, and poke your backbone! ”

As he spoke, he looked at the other people on the boat, "Martial arts, courage, what kind of bad are you men!" But he was in the water village and couldn't even eat. Those who are not as good as you are now conquering the city, and are sharing the money in the city, and eating meat in large bowls, and living merryly. ”

"This..."

Zhao Pusheng didn't expect Zhu Wu to say this. Yes, a great man, who wants to nest in the village. In such a troubled world, isn't it a burying of a skill.

Not only him, but the Chaohu heroes on the boat were also quite moved.

Li Patou's eyes were cold, and he sneered, "The Tao is not the same, Manager Zhu, I respect you as a man, after drinking this glass of wine, let's get together and disperse, and the future will be long!" ”

Zhu Wu picked up the wine glass, but instead of rushing at him, he still said to Zhao Pusheng, "Brother Zhao, think about it, is this what Zhu Wu said?" ”

With that, he put the wine glass to his mouth, and his tongue just touched.

"Wow!"

The stomach suddenly churned, and he couldn't control it anymore, so he fell to the side of the boat and vomited.

Seasickness!

"Fifth brother!"

Lan Yu hurriedly knocked Zhu Wu on the back, smelled the fishy smell of vomit, and couldn't control it anymore, so he vomited together.

"It turns out that Mr. Zhu is a landlubber!" Li Patou smiled contemptuously, "What we respect is the man on the water, and Manager Zhu is even dizzy on the boat, how can we be convinced." ”

said, waving his hand, "Come on, send Manager Zhu back..."

"Wait." Zhu Wu wiped his mouth and spit out, "Don't you have to talk about it?" ”

"What?" Li was puzzled and didn't understand.

"I've been killing a lot lately, and I'm still thinking about sparing your life!"

Scold!

Li Patou stood up and laughed, "Didn't Manager Zhu talk nonsense and kill me?" This is the boat of my Chaohu Lake, who can kill me! ”

"I'm here to kill you!"

Suddenly, there was a loud shout, standing behind Li Paotou, Yu Tingyu's son, Yu Tonghai blinked again, and his hand fell with a knife.

Thump!

Li Pao's big head rose into the sky, bursting out of a blood mist.

"You ·····"

Twin Knife Zhao suddenly got up, pulled out the double knife, and looked at the Yu family father and son incredulously.

At this time, there was a screaming sound from the boat next to him, and the brothers who were with Li Patou were cut down by the father and son of the Yu family.

Another boat in Chaohu saw that something was wrong, and turned the bow of the boat and wanted to run.

But between heaven and earth, there was a sudden sound of thunder, and the huge Dadu horn roared.

The Huai River was surging like a wave, and it had long been quietly aimed at the artillery, and a salvo was fired, and before it had time to pull the sails, it turned into fragments.

Shuangdao Zhao was stunned in place, cold sweat on his forehead, and he had eaten water rice all his life, such a scene was unheard of.

At this time, there was still an explosion on the boat next to him, and from time to time there were Chaohu's brothers, screaming and falling into the water.

"Yu Tingyu, you... Eat inside and out! Shuangdao Zhao's eyes were bloodshot, and he scolded loudly, "Zhu Wu, you hurt people secretly, and you are not a hero!" ”

"I'm not a hero in the first place!" Zhu Wu smiled faintly, "Brother Yu, is my palm thunder easy to use?" ”

Yu Tingyu smiled unnaturally, "It's not so easy to use!" It's like killing a chicken. ”

At this time, Zhu Wu looked up at Shuangdao Zhao and said softly, "Brother, follow me!" I really respect you as a man, and I really want you to help me, otherwise you will be the same as him if this is your hand! ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the head of Li Paotou, "A man like you will follow him, and sooner or later he will die and be killed by him."

Follow him can only be a bandit, follow me, our brothers join forces to do his career, and the big husband will definitely leave a name in history!

Brother Zhao, come down! If you enter my dingyuan, I will take you like a brother, everyone will live and die together, and you will not turn your back! ”

Shuangdao Zhao hesitated again and again, and finally gritted his teeth.

When, the knife fell to the ground.

"I'm willing to follow the Steward!" said, looked at Yu Tingyu, "Brother, if you still have the love of lighting incense, don't kill people!" ”

Yu Tingyu didn't look at him, but looked at Zhu Wu, "Li Patou's henchmen are all up to the manager!" ”

"Sell Lao Zhao's personal favor!" Zhu Wu stood up, "Now, Lao Yu, you Shuizhai will collect the water army and return to Hezhou." I'll give you five hundred Dingyuan troops to bring, a piece of gold and silver, a knife in one hand, can you do it? ”

"I will not disgrace my life!"

"Good!" Zhu Wuda smiled, "I'm just waiting for your good news here." ”

As he spoke, he smiled again, "Come, Lao Zhao, go and see the Dadu of my Dingyuan Water Army." In the future, I will let you lead such a boat alone and crisscross the Huai River! ”

On the same day, Yu Tingyu led Chaohu Water Village, thousands of boats, and more than 10,000 sailors to Zhu Wu.

Hezhou Water Army and Chaohu Water Bandits were mixed, with Liao Yongan as the commander and Yu Tingyu as the deputy. The son of the Yu family, Shuangdao Zhao is the backbone of the water army.

On the other side of the state, Jinling City was shocked.

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It's late today, the 5,000-word chapter, on the shelves on Friday, before the shelves, it was more than 5,000 a day, and the shelves broke out.