Xuzhou is in difficulty, which means that all the non-governmental organizations that oppose the Yuan court headed by Mingjiao are in difficulty, and it also represents the difficulty of all the families who oppose the Yuan court headed by the Wen family, and it also represents the difficulty of all the rebel armies against the Yuan court led by the Red Turban Army.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to see the Battle of Xuzhou as an open head-to-head confrontation between the Yuan court and its opposition.

The Yuan court was fully prepared for this battle led by Totoku and Tai Buhua, and on the other side, Wen Xuan and Han Lingyue also expected this battle.

From this point of view, the main leaders of both sides performed quite well, but from the perspective of the forces they led, the Yuan court side had the upper hand.

It can be said that under the order of Emperor Zhizheng, he was able to kill chickens with a knife and crush Xuzhou City, a small place, with the national strength of the entire Great Yuan.

On the other hand, on Wen Xuan's side, he and Han Lingyue not only did not ask for help, but also strictly ordered Sheng Wenyu, Mao Gui, Luo Wensu and others to hide their strength, turn a blind eye to Xuzhou, and only sent a letter to Fang Guozhen and others to let them make some disturbances in eastern Zhejiang.

Wen Xuan's painstaking efforts may not be visible to ordinary people, but Liu Futong, Du Zundao, Zou Pusheng, Meng Haima, Fang Guozhen and other leaders of the rebel army all understand it.

They didn't have the capital to rush to Xuzhou and take off their hands and feet to face each other, they could only do their best to knock down the Yuan soldiers facing in front of them.

Liu Futong and Du Zundao rarely joined forces to launch an attack on the Yuan soldiers on the outskirts of Yingzhou, Zou Pusheng and Chen Youliang turned back to Hangzhou to storm the thousand-year-old city, Meng Haima and Zhang Chun led the remnants of the two rebel armies to attack Xiangyang, and Fang Guozhen and Wang Fuzhi cooperated with each other to attack the coast of Taizhou......

Among these armies who desperately resisted the Yuan court, Fang Guozhen's attack was the most ferocious, and the battle of Taizhou was also the most tragic.

After receiving Wen Xuan's message, the people on Sanssouci Island immediately set out to assemble troops, and the forces of the Wen family, the forces of the Zhou family, the Su Sheng Department, the Fang Guozhen brothers, and Wang Fuzhi's troops went out to launch an unprecedented onslaught on the coast of Taizhou before the start of the First Battle in Xuzhou.

Fang Guozhen and the others' movements were so big that they immediately attracted the attention of the wary Taizhou Lu Daru Hua Chitai.

Even if Su Sheng had a good understanding of the face and accepted the Yuan court's recruitment with Fang Guozhen's subordinates, Tai Buhua never relaxed his vigilance, and invited himself to guard the gateway to the east coast of Zhejiang for the Yuan court all the year round for Taizhou Lu Dalu Huachi to prevent Fang Guozhen and others from rebelling.

Su Sheng bought off most of the officials along the coast and installed a large number of shadow guards around them, while Tai Buhua retaliated with a tooth for a tooth, and also sent a lot of people disguised as fleeing people to join Fang Guozhen's army, so both sides were very clear about each other's dynamics.

As soon as Fang Guozhen's side finished assembling the ships, Tai Buhua's side received the news, and he immediately summoned his subordinates Li Fude, Qianhu Chizhan, and his staff Zhang Junbi to discuss how to deal with Fang Guozhen's attack.

Linhai Lieutenant Li Fude and Qianhu Chizhan Jiu are both old opponents of Fang Guozhen, and they suggested on the spot that Tai Buhua immediately send troops to hold the Chengjiang Haikou in Huangyan, in case Fang Guozhen and others have the intention of invading the interior of Taizhou.

Tai Buhua nodded in agreement, but he was worried that this move would increase the hatred of the pirates, and even if they didn't want to rebel again, they would be suspicious of their own actions.

At this time, Zhang Junbi, a staff member, offered a strategy, and recommended Tai Buhua to appoint his friend Wang Dazhen as an envoy to negotiate with Fang Guozhen first, and try to appease this group of pirates, if they really have a thief's heart, it will not be too late to fight with them at that time.

Tai Buhua also knew that Tokhtar was going to Xuzhou, and it was not appropriate for him to make a big move at this time, so he agreed with this plan, so he used Wang Dazhen as a messenger and went to Sanssouci Island to contact Fang Guozhen about this matter.

After receiving the order, the righteous Wang Dazhen took Tai Buhua's handwritten letter and led people to sea, and before he arrived at Sanssouci Island, he was arrested by Fang Guozhen's people, and only after listening to him report to his home did he know that it was a messenger sent by Tai Buhua.

Wang Dazhen was not afraid of danger, and looked righteous and righteous, but Fang Guozhen never showed up, and only put him under house arrest.

It was Su Sheng's idea to detain Wang Dazhen on the island, Wen Xuan was not there, and Wen Xianzhong was not in good health, so he temporarily became a military advisor on Sanssouci Island.

Su Sheng knew that there were Tai Buhua's spies on the island, so as long as Wang Dazhen was held down and not killed, the spies on the island would not be able to give back their true intentions to Tai Buhua in time, which might affect Tai Buhua's judgment.

That night, under the planning of Su Sheng, the Fang brothers took two hundred light speedboats to break through the sea gate, and took advantage of the lack of strict defense of the Yuan soldiers to enter the port of Taizhou in one fell swoop, occupying the Ma'an Mountains near the port as a temporary stronghold.

Tai Buhua was shocked and angry, and immediately gathered officers and soldiers to start a counterattack, and Tai Buhua, who was only 50 years old, personally went into battle with a sword, and stood on the side of the sea to boost morale.

"I was born in Thailand, I was born in poverty, and I had to be appreciated by the first emperor and the former prime minister to be an official, so I was able to lead the government affairs of one party, and now the imperial court appointed me to garrison the East China Sea, and it is the imperial court's trust in my Thai Buhua! Now that the sea thieves are capricious, and dare to ignore the majesty of the imperial court and invade the important port again, how can we be so indulgent to them? You are all the pillars of the country, please be sure to help someone fight off the pirates! If I can defeat these thieves, then I will definitely report to the imperial court, so that you can enjoy the credit and honor you deserve, if you still can't defeat the pirates this time, then I Tai Buhua will definitely be the first to die at sea, and repay the country with my loyalty! ”

Tai Buhua has been in office for a long time, colleagues and subordinates know him well, they all admire this iron-blooded handsome, at this moment listening to his tears, standing on the point of the general stage and shouting in his throat, everyone also shed tears.

Linhai Lieutenant Li Fude and Qianhu Chizhan are also the main battle faction for the matter of Haikou, as Tai Buhua's right-hand men, they were the first to take the lead, pulled out their swords and raised them above their heads and shouted: "We should follow the example of Marshal Du and be loyal to the country!" If you don't defeat the enemy, how can you have the face to live in the world! ”

"Loyal to the country!"

"Loyal to the country!"

What kind of generals are there, what kind of soldiers can naturally be brought out, although most of the Yuan soldiers are lazy, but these elites who have followed Taibuhua for a long time have experienced every naval battle since the time of Cai Chaotou, and they all raised their arms and shouted under the unity, and took the initiative to petition to be the vanguard and rush to the sea.

So Tai Buhua and other generals personally boarded the ship and went straight to the place where Fang Guozhen had invaded.

In the middle of the night, Tai Buhua stood alone on the bow of the boat and secretly decided: "Fang Guozhen, this time it's either you or I die!" ”