Forty Fronts
"The old man left the Yellow Crane Tower ~~
Fireworks in Yangzhou on March 3~~"
On the stage, the costumed actors are singing shallowly, and there are all kinds of styles.
Offstage, the dignitaries and nobles in Yangzhou were concentrating, shaking their heads, and they seemed to be intoxicated by this tune.
Even some of the nobles of the Hu clan who combed their braids were intoxicated and leisurely.
Wrap 100,000 yuan around your waist and ride a crane down to Yangzhou!
Since ancient times, it has been a meeting place of wealth and civilization, as well as wind and moon.
Whether it is the Hu people, or the Semu people, or even the outsiders of the distant Fanbang.
As long as you get here, you will be immersed in this gentleness and wealth, and you will forget to return.
"Good!"
At this time, the last syllable of the drama on the stage was sung, and the audience erupted in enthusiastic applause.
The Han people and officials were still a little reserved, but the big-bellied Mongolian nobles were dancing and couldn't help themselves.
"Reward him!"
One after another, not very proficient Chinese was shouted.
The slaves of the Mongol nobles listened to their master's command and scattered a large amount of gold and silver on the stage.
The governor of Zhejiang Province held the golden cup in his hand and looked at the frolic in front of him with a smile.
Beside him, Yangzhou Wanhu Da was already half drunk and laughed unbridledly.
When!
A slave on the side threw gold and silver on the platform, and one accidentally fell a piece of silver to the ground and rolled down to the feet of the Buddha's captive.
Under the sun, the piece of silver exuded a strange luster, which was extremely dazzling.
The Buddhist family stopped smiling, and his chubby face was suddenly full of disgust and hatred, and it seemed to carry some fear.
The fat body bent down with some effort, and the two round fingers picked up the piece of silver.
A beautifully shaped silver coin, to be precise.
On the silver coin, a young man with a broken beard seemed to be looking at him coldly.
Dingyuan Tongbao!
The Buddhists hatefully recited two words, "Zhu Wu!" ”
The number one thief in Jiangnan, the henchman of the imperial court, is this Zhu Wu.
Only to occupy Jinling to issue currency, Dingyuan Tongbao such a silver coin, exquisite shape has never been seen before, in the south of the Yangtze River rapid circulation.
Not only that, the purchasing power far exceeds that of the currency, but also let more people know about Zhu Wu and Dingyuanjun.
The mountains and rivers are dying of China, and the sun and the moon reopen the Han family!
Just these two sentences on the silver coin show that Zhu Wu, a thief, is different from other thieves.
Other thieves are rich in gold and silver, and rich and rich women. But Zhu Wu, he is for the anti-Yuan and for the Han people in the world.
Seeing the Buddha holding the silver coin, his face was as resentful as if he was eating people.
Next to him, he was wet and sticky, and said with a drunken smile, "Zhongcheng, why worry? The prime minister's million-strong army has been assembled and is heading south. In the words of the Han people, Zhu Wu is a grasshopper after the autumn, and he can't jump for a few days~~~! ”
Around, there was a chuckle.
The Buddhist captives also smiled, a million army, the Great Yuan sent troops for more than ten years, in addition to the Mongolian headquarters, there is also the elite of the northern Han army. There are even elite soldiers from the Western Regions of Tibet.
Zhu Wu! The mantis arm blocks the car, and the bones are broken!
"I hope he doesn't die too soon, there is still a lack of a night pot in the official's house!"
The Buddha threw the silver coin onto the stage and looked up and laughed.
After this little episode, a few more scenes came up on the stage, babbling and singing. All kinds of wine and delicacies, flowing water up.
The nobles sang about wine, laughed and scolded, and were chic and happy.
However, at this moment, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps behind him.
"Report! Lord Zhongcheng, military newspaper! ”
A soldier knelt on one knee and shouted a loud report.
The atmosphere around was paused, the singing and dancing stopped, the laughter and laughter also stopped, and they all looked at this side.
"Where's the military report?" The Buddhists sighed in their hearts, at this juncture, don't be ~~?
However, people are afraid of what comes.
The soldier's face turned pale, "The state thief Zhu Wu is here!" ”
"What?" There was an exclamation, and the Buddha stood up.
The soldiers then said, "Zhu Wu, a thief from Hezhou, led the thief army to pour into the nest, and the waterway went hand in hand, and the vanguard had already crossed Zhenjiang~~"
"How many are there?" The Buddhist family asked angrily.
"Uncountable!" The soldiers replied, "The navy returned, the river was densely packed with thieves' warships, and the thieves on land couldn't see the end at a glance!" I'm afraid it's more than 100,000 people~~"
Uncountable? Hundreds of thousands?
The Buddhists were stunned in place.
How is this good?
The fat body of the Buddhist family was a little flustered, "It's like the imperial court is in an emergency~~~ Let Gaoyou send troops to help~~~"
"Don't panic! Zhu Wu's more than 100,000 people died 50,000 or 60,000! ”
Da Shi Ti Mu Yi drunkenly shouted, "He still has to keep someone to take care of the house, can he take few people?" It must be those useless Han troops who did not dare to fight, bluffed, and deliberately talked more about the thieves.
Don't we know about their little tricks? One person can say a hundred.
We have 30,000 soldiers in the city and 5,000 Mongolian cavalry, so I'm afraid of him! ”
As he spoke, he picked up the golden cup and drank all the wine inside, "The last general will go out of the city to meet the enemy, and kill him without leaving a piece of armor!" ”
"This~~~~?"
The Buddha was still hesitating, but Da Shi Ti Mu Er had already stood up and shouted loudly.
"Erlang, the military industry is here, go out with Lao Tzu to kill the thieves!"
At the moment when people were panicking, they were shocked by his roar, and coupled with the stimulation of alcohol, the Mongolian nobles shouted in unison, killing the thief.
Put the Buddha, and instantly returned to the era when the Mongolian iron horse dominated the world and made people frightened.
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In fact, Zhu Wu was much faster than the battle report of the official army.
On the river, the wreckage of several official and military warships floated in the icy water.
The salvaged officers and soldiers were shivering in the cold wind.
"Vulnerable!"
Zhu Wu stood on the shore and looked at the other side, and the Yangzhou City on his chest was faintly visible.
When the army arrived in Zhenjiang, it naturally caused panic among the defenders of Yangzhou on the opposite bank.
It was only a tentative attack, and the poor sailors on the other side were completely wiped out.
The naval army of the official army is still an ancient method of warfare, engaging the enemy in hand-to-hand combat.
The sailors of Dingyuan already have the meaning of a cannon giant.
Three gunboats like the Dadu have artillery salvos, and the small boats are also equipped with long-range firearms such as rocket artillery.
The officers and troops will collapse at the first touch.
"No wonder all dynasties, in the early days of the people's army uprising, they can always be powerful, and the local armament of the imperial court is the same as paper.
But that's the beginning! ”
Zhu Wu told himself that this was just the beginning, and the real war was still to come, so he must not underestimate the enemy.
"Cross the river!"
Zhu Wuyi gave an order.
The handsome flags around him are flying, and thousands of people in heaven and earth are shouting together.
"On the orders of the commander, cross the river!"
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"Report, the vanguard of the Hezhou thieves has crossed the river, and it is only thirty miles away from us!"
The army of more than 10,000 people who had reached the wet and close to each other had just left the city.
To be precise, the Han army troops had already been assembled, and it was the Mongols and the Semu cavalry that took time.
When the alcohol dissipates, the mind reawakens. These descendants of the grassland Tianjiao, who have enjoyed the blessings of several generations in the world of flowers and flowers, are no longer likely to fight.
They can ride horses, they can shoot arrows, they can kill people.
However, they did not dare to fight hard.
Da Shi said that he was close to the big words, and at this time he had to face the scalp. Even beating and scolding, the whole army went out of the city.
Dare to go out of the city, and when I heard the return of Tanma, my heart was cold.
"So fast? Didn't you just arrive in Zhenjiang? ”
Thinking of this, he asked urgently, "How many thieves are in the vanguard?" ”
"Five thousand, the commander is Fu Youde under Zhu Wu's account!"
"Ten thousand against five thousand, some fight!"
There was some hope in Da Shi's heart.
"Lao Kong!"
"Mo will be!"
The name Lao Kong is Kong Xiangxing of the Yangzhou Han Army, a hereditary military general.
"Bring your people, quick, arm ahead!"
Da Shi said to him, "You drag them head-on, and after I lead the soldiers and horses, let's eat the thieves' vanguard and return to the city!" ”
"No!"
Kong Xiangxing responded and shouted loudly, "The Han army is advancing!" ”
The Han sergeants marched forward quickly amid the general's whips and shouting.
And Da Shi Ti Mu Yi looked back at his uneven soldiers and horses, and shook his head with a wry smile.
These soldiers, where are there still some soldiers.
However, he is not without reliance, as a guard of ten thousand households in Yangzhou, the five hundred Mongolian cavalry around him are all elite soldiers who brought Yangzhou from grass carp.
On the battlefield, 500 people can often play a decisive role.
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"Report! The vanguard of the official army is ten miles away! ”
"Report! It's all the Han army, and I didn't see the cavalry of the Tartars! ”
"Report! The right flank found the Tartar probe cavalry~~"
One battle report after another kept echoing in Fu Youde's ears.
On the war horse, Fu Youde's face was like sinking water, and his posture was as immobile as a mountain.
The vanguard has always been trapped in the camp, and this time it was replaced by Fu Youde.
He understood that this was an opportunity for Zhu Wu to give him to make contributions.
"Go up, you'll meet them!"
Herald's flag language heralds.
"Commander, are you waiting for the brothers in the back?" Beside him, a general said, "The cavalry of the Tartars is on the right flank, be careful of them!" ”
"I'm afraid of a ball!" Fu Youde sneered, "If you dare to come, Lao Tzu will swallow them alive!" ”
As he spoke, he commanded to the side, "Blue Jade! ”
"Mo will be!"
Lan Yu is now the cavalry Qianhu of Zhu Wu's personal guard, and he is gearing up to do a big job.
Hearing Fu Youde call him, the blood all over his body was hot.
"With the cavalry, the cavalry of the Tartars is handed over to you!"
"No!"