The first year of Hongwu of the Han Dynasty.

In the fourteenth year of Mengyuan Zhizheng.

Zhu Chong landed on the Jiaodong Peninsula in Shandong on July 23 and captured Jiaodong on July 24.

From August to 12, he captured Laizhou (now Shandong) and killed Shi Jiana, the deputy envoy of Shandong Xuanwei. On the 26th, he captured the important military town of Yidu (now Qingzhou, Shandong), and Yiwang Mainu was hacked to death by Shandong soldiers.

Immediately occupied Banyang Road (now Zizhou, Shandong). On the 29th, Binzhou was captured.

At the beginning of October, Juzhou was captured.

Zhu Chongba fulfilled his promise, and in just over two months, he swept across the Shandong Peninsula, expanding his strength to 100,000 people, and the Red Turban Army, based on the Huaixi Haozhou Army, was invincible.

The tree dies, and the man lives.

Without the suppression of Zhu Wu's mountain, Zhu Chongba, who was struggling to survive, and his army burst out with strong combat effectiveness in a new place.

After letting go of all the shackles in his heart, parting with him, and hesitating, Zhu Chongba himself displayed his amazing military talent and command ability in the land of Shandong.

Before the capture of Banyang Road, Yidu had 7,000 horses, and Zhu Chongba formed cavalry, bypassing Banyang Road in the shortest possible time, and defeated the 50,000 yuan army led by Blancie, the privy envoy of the Yuan court.

In the past, it was the Yuan army that overwhelmed the cavalry and bullied others. And Zhu Chongba was in Shandong, and Meng Yuan with cavalry took a lesson in rapid running.

The remaining main force of the Yuan army in Shandong retreated to the front line of Jinan and did not dare to attack.

For a while, the world was shaken, not to mention his military achievements. Shandong is the hinterland of Mengyuan, and to the north is Dadu and Liaodong.

In the eyes of ordinary people, Shandong is the place of death under Meng Yuan's nose. But Zhu Chongba, in this dead land, was reborn.

Due to Zhu Chongba's upheaval in Shandong, the pressure on Liu Futong in Henan was greatly reduced, and troops were sent to open up the passage to Shandong.

The Yuan court also hurriedly adjusted its strategic deployment, reorganized its heavy troops, and requisitioned manpower and material resources.

Throughout the autumn, the eyes of the world are in the north, in Shandong. So much so that Zhu Wu, the king of Han in the south, seems to have been forgotten for the time being.

Zhu Wu's Han army, after occupying Jiujiang, continued to go north, conquered the three towns of Wuchang, and expelled the Tianwan regime, while Fu Youde attacked the city and plundered the land in Jiangxi, and the army led by Chang Yuchun also arrived in Qingtian in western Zhejiang.

But for Zhu Wu, the Yuan court whip at this moment is beyond his reach, and he really lacks skills, so he can only let him occupy a large area south of the Yangtze River.

Even in the eyes of the mediocre Mengyuan court, it is a good policy to let Zhu Wu go in the south, and sooner or later he will fight the anti-thieves and dogs in the Tianwan regime and Fujian and other places.

One enemy is better than several. As long as the north is calm, as long as Zhu Wu is annihilated in the south, the world will be calm again.

This is the illusion that Zhu Wu brought to Meng Yuan after Guo Xing captured the three towns of Wuchang, and if the Yuan court knew that Zhu Wu's next target was the land of Xiangfan, he would definitely not think it was so beautiful.

However, the center of the world is still in the north, Shandong is too much of a threat to the capital, and Zhu Chongba's army is now gathering on Banyang Road, preparing to attack the world's famous city, Jinan.

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Banyang Road, Haozhou Military Camp.

Smoke and dust billowed in the camp, and the shouts and killings during the training of non-commissioned soldiers shook the heavens and the earth. There were also countless soldiers on the periphery, driving carts loaded with food to the barracks.

Zhu Chongba was holding a big bowl and eating noodles with a snort, opposite him, Dong Shuxiao was holding the account book and reporting the accounts.

"With the 1,500 loads of grain sent today, the military rations are enough for our 100,000 people, which will last for about a year!"

"Enough!" Zhu Chongba put down the bowl, wiped his mouth with his big hand, and said with a smile, "One year is enough for us to occupy the entire territory of Shandong." ”

As he spoke, he laughed again, "Lao Dong, it's still our way!" and from the people, the more they ask for food, the less they want. You still have to ask for it from big families, landlords and rich people! ”

Dong Shuxiao smiled bitterly, saying that it was actually a robbery. Zhu Chongba still did not take his advice to treat the gentry well, but confiscated all the property of those notorious landlords.

Whether it is a corrupt official, a temple, or a nobleman, or these rich and unkind families. When the floating wealth was gone, the land was distributed to the poor people.

As a result, Zhu Chongba's reputation is great and virtuous, and there is an endless stream of men in the army.

"Even if we can't occupy it, our Tuntian this year will be enough for next year's expenses!" Dong Shuxiao said with a smile.

This former high-ranking official of the Mengyuan Privy Council had a smile on his face at the moment. After he demoted Zhu Chongba, he did all the work of civil affairs with all his heart.

This is the job that a Confucian scholar like Dong Junxiao who wants to be a good official is most willing to do.

"Brother, did I find something?" At this time, Xu Da came in from outside and sat down.

"What's wrong?" Zhu Chongba asked.

"We're all in Shandong, and it's still called Haozhou Red Scarf, isn't it appropriate?" Xu Da said with a smile, "Brothers in Shandong, don't say it in your mouth, don't you want it in your heart?" ”

"Reasonable!"

Zhu Chongba nodded in contemplation.

The foundation of Haozhou, one less dead, will have to rely on the Shandong soldiers in the future, and the Haozhou army is indeed inappropriate.

"What's that called?" Zhu Chongba grinned, "Let's read less, Lao Dong, you think about it!" ”

"The marshal has swept away the corrupt officials in the world, and it is his responsibility to kill a prosperous world, so why not call it the Taiping Army?"

"No!" Zhu Chongba shook his head.

Dong Shuxiao said again, "The mountains and rivers are dying, and the sun and the moon are reopening the Great Song Dynasty?" Expelling Meng Yuan and breaking the army? ”

Zhu Chongba was stunned for a moment and smiled bitterly, "It's even more missed!" ”

Xu Da interjected on the side, "He Zhu Xiaowu, his nickname is broken!" ”

Suddenly, Dong Xiaoxiao was greatly embarrassed.

The three of them stared at each other and were silent.

"There it is!" Zhu Chongba slapped his thigh, "Shandong has been the land of Qilu since ancient times, let's call it Qilu Army, don't engage in so many flowers!" ”

Straightforward and easy to understand, it is also Zhu Chongba's consistent style.

Xu Da asked again, "What about the military flag?" ”

"Sun and Moon Banner!" Zhu Chongba said loudly, "The sun and the moon shine, the old land of the Han family." The sun and the moon shine, and there is no more suffering. ”

Look at his resolute face.

Dong Junxiao suddenly discovered that Zhu Chongba had changed.

Become more heroic and look at the world.

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The world is not spoken, but made and typed.

The October wind is full of the aroma of rice fields. Spring planting and autumn harvest, thousands of years of reincarnation, so that the people who grow on this land love October the most.

Endless rice fields, with the wind and waves.

In the waves, the sound of sickles came and went. A figure, bent down to harvest, sweat dripping from their foreheads and falling into the dirt beneath their feet.

Busy people, there are gray-haired old men, sturdy men, thin old women, and energetic teenagers.

The men are harvesting in front, and the women are picking up the ears of rice in the back with their toddlers.

This is the outskirts of Nanjing, the military fields of the Han Dynasty, and the autumn harvest begins. Zhu Wu, the king of Han, didn't need his courtiers to go to the table, he got up early in the morning, and started harvesting with the soldiers and families of the soldiers.

The meaning of the ministers, the Han King symbolically did it for a while.

But Zhu Wu worked from early morning until noon, just like an ordinary farmer, working hard.

Zhu Wuqiang endured the pain in his waist and cut hard. Not only did he cut, but he cut it well, and with his scythe he swung it, it was neatly and neatly.

Behind him, Zhu Yu took Xiu'er and carefully picked up the ears of rice that fell in the soil, blew them clean and packed them.

Zhu Wu noticed that Xiu'er's face had not had such a solemn expression for a long time. And Zhu Yu, the child of the homeless people, had a divine light in his eyes when he saw the rice fields.

They all came from poor backgrounds.

Food is life.

Food is hope.

Xie Lian'er took the fat girl, refused the help of the guards on the ridge, and personally carried the food box and walked to the field.

In the harvested field, the height was uneven, and Xie Lian'er had some difficulty walking. But she was still smiling, and walked through the fields with difficulty.

She also followed the work, Zhu Wu harvested, she was stacking. At the moment, his face was flushed with red, and his hair was wet with sweat.

The guards in the distance showed admiring eyes.

"Rest.... Let's take a break! Xie Lian'er put down the food box and said with a smile, "It's time to eat!" ”

"Okay!" Zhu Wu said, with a strong hand, and cut another piece of rice. Then he straightened his waist with difficulty and said with a smile, "Now I know the meaning of that poem!" ”

"Which one?" Xie Lian'er took out the food and asked.

"Who knows that Chinese food on the plate is hard work!" Zhu Wu walked over slowly and said with a smile, "I will have a son in the future, let him follow the autumn harvest every year, this is called remembering bittersweet memories!" ”

In an instant, Xie Lian'er's face turned even redder.

Thinking about it again, every night Zhu Wu was like a cow, his face was red and hot.

"Xiu'er, come over for dinner!" Zhu Wu shouted, and Xiu'er carried the bag of food and jumped over.

"Tired or not!" Zhu Wu sat down cross-legged and asked.

"Not tired!" Xiu'er's forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, "When I was about to leave, I followed my mother to pick up wheat in the field!" After saying that, he solemnly blew off the soil on the grain bag and carefully tied the bag.

Zhu Wu's heart suddenly became sour, when he was in the broken temple, this child also hid the food bag as a treasure.

"Look at what your sister-in-law cooks?" Zhu Wu said with a smile.

"There's a sweet mooncake today!"

October is another harvest and a reunion. Mooncakes the size of chess pieces are placed on the plate, exuding an enticing sweetness.

"You did it?" Zhu Wu asked with a smile.

Xie Lian'er's face stiffened, "Dad sent it!" ”

"Haha, if my father-in-law knows that I take you to work in the field, I don't know what it will be like to feel distressed?" Zhu Wu smiled and threw one in his mouth and chewed it, "Hey, it's so fragrant, did you put lard?" ”

"Fifth brother's tongue is really smart!" The fat girl said with a smile, she and Xiao San got married, and shouted along Xiao San's side, "It's delicious with lard!" ”

"My tongue is not only spiritual, but also soft!" Zhu Wuwei laughed.

Others didn't know why, Xie Lian'er was so ashamed that she wanted to find a crack in the ground to get into.

"Zhu Yu, eat moon cakes!" Xiu'er shouted to the side.

"Here, there are a few grains in this soil, I'll pick them out!" Zhu Yu squatted and replied.

In addition to moon cakes, there are also various dim sum, which are dazzling and put on the ground.

Zhu Wu looked around, many children of the soldiers' family, still busy in the distance, stood up and shouted.

"Hey, kids, come for a snack! Hurry up! ”

In the distance, those who were busy were stunned.

Today's work, they are trembling, because Zhu Wu is also in the field.

This field is divided by the King of Han, and this day is also given by the King of Han, with awe in love, and some closeness in awe.

"Hurry up! Come here, girl, talk about you! ”

Zhu Wu shouted.

After a little stunned, the peasants nodded to the children, and the children were timid.

"Here, eat!"

Xie Lian'er and the fat girl put the snacks one by one into their dirty little hands.

After tasting it, my eyes turned into a crescent moon with a smile.

But there are also children who do not eat, but carefully reassure their pockets and lick their fingers.

"Why don't you eat it?" Xie Lian'er asked.

It was a girl who spoke, timidly, "I'll keep it and go home for my brother to eat!" ”

"It's all there, it's enough!" Xie Lian'er's nose was sore, and she sent some more to the children.

In this way, there was a surplus of food just now, but now there is not much.

Zhu Wuchong waved his hand at the guards in the distance, and naturally someone went to prepare.

took the last piece of sweet moon cake and sent it over, "Lady, hard work!" ”

Xie Lian'er smiled and took a bite gently.

"Eat more!" Zhu Wu said.

"I haven't had an appetite these days." As she spoke, Xie Lian'er suddenly covered her mouth, "Gross!" Vomit! ”