In the autumn of the first year of Hongwu of the Han Dynasty, the first day of October.

Yangyang, Kaesong surrendered.

The water surface of the Han River is rippling with blue waves, and the wind is cold in late autumn. The 200,000 Shuibu horse army was silent, quietly watching the Dadu, the flagship of the Han Dynasty, dock at Xiangyang Wharf.

Immediately afterwards, the guards of the King of Han held high the fiery banner of the King of Han and went ashore first. Zhu Wuyi, the king of the Han Dynasty, dressed in cloth and equipped with a long knife at his waist, rode out on a horse.

The civil and military officials of Xiangyang City knelt on both sides of the official road of the city gate, humble and frightened. Occasionally, someone looked up, only to see that the battle flag of the Han army was all in sight, and the tiger and wolf soldiers in iron armor were unfathomable, and the panic in their hearts turned into luck.

Fortunately, it was surrendered, otherwise who would have escaped with such a mighty army attacking the city?

But at the same time, there is a deep fear. Han King Zhu Wu has always been a legend, and when I saw it today, I realized the horror of it, and he knelt more and more humble.

The huge city gate of Xiangyang is in front of him, and Zhu Wu has entered many cities, but this is the first time in the world.

"I heard that the city wall of Dadu is higher than this, let's go and see it in the future!"

On the war horse, Zhu Wu turned back with a smile and said to Guo Xing, who was mature and steady with a straight face.

Guo Xiaosan was half a horse behind and said with a smile, "Fifth brother, most of them will not surrender!" ”

"Then knock it down!" Zhu Wu snorted, "By the way, give Emperor Yuan Shun a decent look!" ”

The voice came behind him, and the generals who followed Zhu Wu into the city suddenly became enthusiastic.

Dahan has never thought about being safe. What our ancestors lost, our generation will take back with our own hands.

The city gate is getting closer and closer, and the roadside is full of Han soldiers waiting to form a horizontal and vertical line.

Zhu Wu straightened up on his horse and waved his hand at them.

This move immediately detonated the heavens and the earth.

Countless soldiers shouted in unison, "Great man! Great Han! ”

The sound was like a fuse, spreading from land to water, and the 200,000 army chanted in unison.

"Big man! Great Han! ”

The heavens and the earth shook and the mountains and rivers changed color, and in the roar, the water surface of the Han River seemed to be boiling.

The kneeling officials buried their heads deep in the earth, and their posture was not like an official, but more like a slave.

Zhu Wu hates people kowtowing, and there is gold under the man's knees? Only worship heaven and earth. His big man? deliberately avoids this traditional but highly hierarchical etiquette.

In fact, earlier times, the ancients of previous generations? It's not kneeling at every turn. People have been kneeling for a long time? It's hard to stand up.

The emperor made the courtiers kneel, and the courtiers made the people kneel? It's as if this is a kind of surrender.

Even, even if you don't kneel? After standing up? The waist must also be bent, as if there were no bones.

This is not the etiquette that Zhu Wu wants, and it is not that a country should have a spirit.

Walking in front of the descended officials, Zhu Wu gently strangled the horse's head? Condescending? Said expressionlessly.

"Get up! Don't kneel! ”

Zhu Wu's voice fell, and among the officials in Xiangyang City, Fan Tianjie, the first Xiangyang governor, raised his head and said with a flattering smile.

"Your Highness, the great gift cannot be wasted!"

Disgust flashed in Zhu Wu's eyes? Looking at the deep heads in front of you, the buttocks that are pouting high? There is also a five-body throwing posture.

I suddenly remembered the person he hated the most when he was young? Song Jiang.

"This is not a courtesy, this is how long have you been kneeling? Become a cost! ”

Zhu Wu sneered? Slowly enter the city.

After entering the city? Zhu Wu did not enter the splendid Xiangyang Palace, nor did he enter the tall and solemn mansion, but took people to climb the city wall of Xiangyang.

The walls are thick and sturdy, and when you reach out and touch a piece of coldness, you can feel the unevenness on it.

A hundred years of wind and rain have blown the city wall with traces of time, but it seems that the smoke of a hundred years ago has not been blown away, and the traces left by the war on the city wall are still obvious.

"Back then, Meng Yuan fought for many years in order to build this city, and countless people died."

Zhu Wu said with emotion, "I didn't expect that today, we will take it down without blood!" ”

"The officials of the Yuan Court are afraid of death and have no backbone!" Guo Xing, who was following behind, said with a smile, "They only know how to hold money, where do they dare to work hard!" ”

At this time, Luo Guanzhong, who was able to follow Zhu Wu because of his merit in surrendering, said with a smile.

"Lord, this is the human heart! That's the trend! ”

Zhu Wu laughed, nodded and said, "Third child, look at the people!" The pen is a compliment, but it is much better than your old man! ”

Saying that, Zhu Wu said again, "Remember, people's hearts! In the future, you will be stationed here to appease the people, and select officials from among the local talents, and those kowtow insects outside will not be used if they can be used, and they cannot be reused if they are used! ”

"I got it!" Guo Xing said solemnly.

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Let's say that the lord of the Han Dynasty here has entered Xiangyang City, and the spring breeze is proud.

Emperor Xu of Tianwan in Chuyang over there was at a loss.

When Zhu Wu led the army to Xiangfan, Xu Shouhui led the troops away. If you can't afford to hide, Yang is under Zhu Wu's nose, who knows if he will cut it one day.

If there was no Zhu Wu, they would inevitably make waves in Chu, develop and grow, and take advantage of the chaos in the world to become the regime that crisscrosses Chu.

But now, these Tianwan Army, which has been surrounded and suppressed by the Yuan army for several years, because the general trend of the world is more erosive, and they can survive for a long time, but they don't know where to go.

To be precise, there is no clear direction of development. Because there is a behemoth like Zhu Wu by his side, it seems that no matter what city he captures, he will give someone a dowry.

The emperor and prime minister of the Tianwan Empire believe that only those who go far can turn over again with the few chips in their hands.

The army marched to camp twenty miles outside the city of Xiazhou, and quickly informed Chen Youliang in the city to come to pick up the car.

In fact, Chen Youliang had known that they were coming, and at this moment, in the official office, Chen Youliang was straining his face, pacing back and forth, restless.

"Brother, what's wrong with you?" There were only two people in the room, Zhang Dingbian asked from the side.

"Big brother, what am I thinking about what to do?" Chen Youliang is dressed in cloth clothes, dressed like an ordinary person.

Zhang Dingbian smiled, "What else can I do?" Since we are the courtiers of the end of the day, we just need to welcome it. ”

Chen Youliang shook his head, his righteous brother is good at everything, but he is stubborn in his bones with the word loyalty.

"If they come, we'll lose all our efforts!" Chen Youliang sneered, "Our soldiers and horses, the money and food that we have finally accumulated, haven't all become theirs?" ”

Although Zhang Dingbian was upright, he was not stupid, and smiled bitterly when he heard this, "Then what should I do?" Is it possible to use a knife against them? ”

Chen Youliang suddenly froze, his face was cloudy, and he gritted his teeth for a long time.

"Big brother, you said we should be!" Saying that, Chen Youliang made a beheading action, "Slaughtered Emperor Xu, can you swallow his people?" ”

"You can pull it down!" Zhang Dingbian stood up in shock and said loudly, "Are you a demon barrier?" Do you really dare to think that the rest of the Tianwan army are Xu Shouhui's old men, and you kill him and those people don't swallow you? Besides, there are still 70,000 or 80,000 people, how can we swallow it? ”

Chen Youliang sneered, "If you kill it from top to bottom, I can't swallow it if I don't believe it!" ”

As he spoke, he sneered again and again, "How much food can 70,000 people have?" Let's set up a banquet to entertain the whole army, and slaughter them all while they are unprepared.

Without a general's soldiers, it is equivalent to having no mother's baby, and there is no hope!

When the time comes, starve them for a few days, and when they are so hungry that they can't stand it, Lao Tzu opens a warehouse and releases grain, isn't it obedient to follow us? ”

"Why do you always think about these evil things?" Zhang Dingbian was heartbroken, "Brother, that's our emperor, can people take a famous part of righteousness?" ”

said, looked outside the door, "Besides, you think of people too simply, people are not stupid!" We can't be sure about this at all! ”

"I want to take a gamble!" Chen Youliang squinted his eyes and said with a smile, "If we win, we can soar into the sky!" ”

"If you lose, you will never recover!"

"You can't lose, you don't know Xu Shouhui!" Chen Youliang sneered, "Our Emperor Xu, who is a great talent, is a great talent, but he likes to listen to other people's flattery the most.

If he had land in his hands, I really wouldn't dare to think about this, but now he asked Zhu Wunian to come to us with his ass to find food, which is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. ”

Those who can survive in the troubled times and leave their names are all heroes. Because God doesn't always favor anyone.

Chen Youliang pondered for a while, and he had a plan in his heart.

There are already 60,000 or 70,000 horses in Xiazhou, and Xu Shouhui's people are all stationed there.

The urn city can be used as a military camp, and a place outside the city can be selected to separate the Tianwan army.

At the same time, Xu Shouhui was confused by his good words, and took out a large sum of gold and silver to paralyze them.

The big banquet banquet invited the whole world, and the officers with heads and faces won it in one fell swoop and slaughtered them all.

Then blockade Weng City, lead troops out of the city to surround another camp of Xu Shouhui's men and horses, starve for a few days, and great things can be accomplished.

Or maybe you don't kill Xu Shouhui and use his emperor's name to make a will, wouldn't it be better?

The more Chen Youliang thought about it, the more he felt that it was feasible.

He was a gambler, believing in violence, conspiracy, and the sword.

Kill everyone and imprison Xu Shouhui. Swallowing tens of thousands of days to complete the army, where is the world so big?

Thinking of this, Chen Youliang looked at Zhang Dingbian's eyes, "Big brother, the matter has come to this, we can't gamble." Because we have no choice, we can't put our lives and futures in the hands of Xu Shouhui. ”