"Missionary Audience?" Suddenly, hearing the eunuchs in the hall shouting such words, some generals in the hall who were not very active couldn't help but be even more confused.

It is really because these generals subconsciously think in their hearts that if they are as strong as them, who is the envoy in the world who is worthy of their king to put on such a battle?

But the generals who were active in their minds still showed a sudden look on their faces at this time.

"It turned out that the messenger from Bianliang had arrived."

The thoughtful people thought secretly in their hearts, and then they couldn't help but see that a purple-clothed man dressed in the official uniform of the Song Dynasty like them came to the hall with a slight hurry.

"Minister, deputy privy envoy Liu Sixteen, pay a visit to the king. King Chitose, Chitose, Chitose! ”

As the envoy sent by the Dragon and Phoenix Emperor Han Lin'er in name, it is said that with the identity of Liu Sixteen, an "angel" of the imperial court, even if Zhang Shihuagui is the king of the Great Song Dynasty, he cannot receive his gifts when he does not have a public holy decree.

But at this time, the Chu ministers in the hall looked at Liu Sixteen, who was kneeling on the ground respectfully and obediently bowing to Zhang Shihua, but they didn't feel anything wrong.

Originally, in the current world, the strong are respected.

Not to mention that Da Chu was only nominally controlled by the Dragon and Phoenix Court, but in fact it had nothing to do with the Dragon and Phoenix Court.

Even if it is related, but now Da Chu is so strong, while the Central Plains side is infighting endlessly, and there are repeated defeats.

At first glance, Liu Sixteen, who came as a request for help, bowed to their king, and at this time, it was a normal thing.

So looking down at the "court" envoy kneeling under His Royal Highness, Zhang Shihua said "grace", and then waved his hand as if nothing happened, letting him stand up from the ground.

"Liu Shumi, this king has already summoned all the martial arts under my Great Chu Tent. If Liu Shumi has any decree, it can also be announced at this time. ”

"Yes." Liu Sixteen, who looked exactly like a subordinate, hurriedly nodded when he heard this.

Then, the ministers who were a little amused couldn't help but see him take out something that seemed to be a holy decree from his bosom, "The holy decree is here, and I also ask the king to accept the decree." ”

"Well, the minister will take the order." Zhang Shihua, who was dressed in the crown of the Nine Chapters, heard Liu Sixteen's words, but didn't say a word, stood up directly from his seat, then walked down the steps, and stood on the hall with his hands in his hands.

Seeing this, the ministers in the palace looked at each other in puzzlement, but they still knelt on the ground one after another because of Zhang Shihua's actions.

"The emperor's edict said: Zhu Yuanzhang in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, has no court, does not obey government decrees, claims to be the prince of the country, and forcibly expropriates grain to fertilize himself. Supporting the army is self-respecting, domineering and rude, and it is extremely evil. Therefore, the king of Chu was specially ordered to raise troops to rebel, and his Royal Highness the king of Chu was asked to accept the order! ”

In the surprised eyes of the generals in the hall, Liu Sixteen, as the envoy of the Dragon and Phoenix Court, actually read such words aloud in front of everyone.

And suddenly hearing such words, the group of civil and military people kneeling on the ground couldn't help but look at each other in surprise.

"Minister, receive the order, take the order!" Over there, Zhang Shihua, who was standing in the hall, bent over and hugged his fists as expected, and the expression on his face did not look surprised at all.

Therefore, seeing this, the kneeling civilians and warriors immediately understood. In secret, the Dragon and Phoenix Imperial Court must have reached some deal with its own king a long time ago.

Now, under the crazy counterattack of the Yuanmeng court, the situation of the Longfeng court in the Central Plains can be described as a collapse.

At such a juncture, the only one who has the ability to support the Dragon and Phoenix Imperial Court and help them through this dangerous period is the powerful Great Chu.

In this way, in order to be able to exchange for the material support of Zhang Shihua, the king of Chu, the Longfeng regime, which was in a period of life and death, naturally did not recommend giving Great Chu the righteousness of attacking Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

After all, whether it is Da Chu or Zhu Yuanzhang in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Zhejiang, they are only nominally subservient to the Dragon and Phoenix Imperial Court.

Regardless of which of the two is destroyed, in the short term, Liu Futong, the ruler of the Dragon and Phoenix regime, will not suffer any losses. So why not exchange a false name that can't have any impact on yourself for a medicine that may be able to get you through a terminal illness.

When the flexible people in the palace figured this out, they couldn't help but see that Zhang Shihua, who had received the holy decree from Liu Sixteen's hands, took the holy decree and said loudly to them at this time: "This king once said first, and this king raised troops for the whole world, and for the sake of maintaining the unity of our Han people."

Zhu Yuanzhang in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, but he is just a Huai right cloth, my emperor is magnificent, regardless of his background, let him do a provincial chapter, and lead the military and political affairs of a province in the south of the Yangtze River. Such a reward is rare in ancient times. However, it is not possible to think that this generation of wolves is ambitious.

first claimed to be the prince of the country, but there was no court; Later, under the rule of the people, they forcibly requisitioned the grain of the village, which made the people miserable. Now, this king has been ordered by the court to plan for the world, and he will be the commander of the soldiers and horses and capture this fang alive. ”

"My king Chitose, Chitose, Chitose!!"

Hearing Zhang Shihua say this, no matter what the ministers in the palace thought in their hearts, they immediately couldn't help but cry out.

Therefore, immediately afterwards, on May 30 of the 19th year of Zhengzheng, Wang Shiyuan, a talented son of Great Chu who was born in Jinshi and served as the governor of the palace under Zhang Shihua's account, couldn't help but make a "Discussion of Jiangsu and Zhejiang" on the spot, officially starting the declaration of war against Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

……

"Grandpa Guo, it's not good, it's not good. Zhang Shihua, the king of Chu, pretended to be ordered by the imperial court to do "Seeking Jiang and Zhejiang", and wanted to lead the troops to attack me! After the news of Da Chu's declaration of war on Jiangsu and Zhejiang was spread by Zhang Shihua, it immediately spread to Jinling at a speed of 500 miles a day.

And from the land of southern Zhejiang, Zhu Yuanzhang, who had just returned to Jinling, heard such news, he was deep in the city, and his face did not leak joy and anger, but he couldn't help but be angry by Zhang Shihua's sudden declaration of war from the moral high ground.

"This erection covets me in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and even dares to slander my reputation. If he catches this shaft one day, I will have to kill him!" He scolded angrily, but Zhu Yuanzhang had already been mentally prepared for this matter.

Therefore, after scolding and venting his anger a little, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but turn to look at his personal guard commander, Feng Guoyong, who was lucky enough to take his life because of the instigation of Zhang Shihua, a butterfly, and Feng Guoyong, who had the luck to take his life, commanded: "Guoyong, you immediately summon Xu Da and Shanchang for me, and I will discuss with them the strategy of breaking the enemy." ”

"Yes!" At this juncture, Feng Guoyong will naturally have nothing to say.

hurriedly agreed, and then quickly retreated, summoning Zhu Yuanzhang's civil and military officials led by Xu Da and Li Shanchang in the western Zhejiang regime.

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"The thief Zhang Shihua is a wolf, and this time he offended me in the name of the imperial court. You are all under my account humerus, I don't know what to do about this, what is the way to break the situation? ”

A moment later, on the top of the main hall of the Duke of Wu's mansion, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting in the main seat, glanced at the civil and military generals gathered in the hall, he had regained his calm, and he couldn't see the anxiety and anger on his face, so he couldn't help but ask in such a loud voice.

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang ask like this, it took a while to finally digest the shocking news.

The civil and military generals in the hall couldn't help but bow their heads and think hard about how to deal with it.

"Grandpa Guo, not long ago, the thief Zhang Shihua has conquered Anqing. Therefore, the minister thought that this thief would definitely use the water master to attack my Chizhou next. And Chizhou is the place where our army tuntian, and now, the summer grain obtained from tuntian is about to be put into the warehouse.

Chizhou cannot afford to lose, and the ministers are willing to lead the troops and defend Chizhou for the grandfather of the country. ”

A moment later, a military general stood up from the ranks, and said such a thing to Zhu Yuanzhang without Mao Sui's self-recommendation.

And Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting in the main seat, suddenly heard such a proud words, and his eyes suddenly lit up, "Okay, Yongzhong is worthy of me as the privy councillor under the account, and he is really brave." Tomorrow, you will order 10,000 sailors and horses, together with Tonghai, as a vanguard, to support Chizhou. ”

"Yes, the ministers are commanded!" As the general in charge of the Wu Army's naval division, Liao Yongan, who succeeded his brother Marshal Liao Yongan's official position and was the second in command among the generals of the Wu Army, heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words, and he didn't want to think about it, so he hurriedly agreed.

Therefore, seeing this, encouraged by his pride, the generals under the hall couldn't help but give advice to Zhu Yuanzhang.

But just when the generals were gossiping for Zhu Yuanzhang, the Privy Council, who was at the head of the generals, was silent at this time.

"Tiande" noticed that Xu Da's speechless Zhu Yuanzhang called, "I see your eyebrows furrowed, but what are you worried about?" ”

"Returning to China" was named by Zhu Yuanzhang, and Xu Da naturally couldn't help but stand up with his fists clenched, "Dachu Zhang Shihua, a vain and unrighteous teacher." Although there are many soldiers and horses under his tent, he is not afraid of such unrighteous people with wolf ambitions.

But Zhang Shicheng in eastern Zhejiang has always been immortal. Although not long ago, Zhang Thief in eastern Zhejiang was defeated by Bingwen (Geng Bingwen), Dingchen (Tang and Zi Dingchen), and A Liang (Wu Liang). But there is a saying that "a hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff".

Therefore, the minister couldn't help but worry that this thief would take advantage of the fact that when our army was fighting with the Great Chu Zhang thief, he would ally with the Zhang thief and flank our army. ”

"This ......"

Hearing it suddenly, the generals who were still in a warm atmosphere suddenly couldn't help but fall silent one after another.

You know, Zhang Shicheng is their old rival. Over the years, since Zhang Shicheng's brother Zhang Shixin was captured and died in the hands of Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhang Shicheng has completely formed an immortal relationship with Zhu Yuanzhang.

After several years of chaotic fighting, tens of thousands of lives have been filled in, and the depth of hatred between the two sides has long been indissolvable. So put yourself in your shoes, if you were Zhang Shicheng, you would definitely not be able to give up such a peerless opportunity to take revenge.

Therefore, after Xu Dameng pointed out this problem, even Zhu Yuanzhang himself couldn't help frowning.

"Guogong, in this regard, your subordinates have a plan." Just when the generals in the hall frowned one by one and thought hard about the plan with Zhu Yuanzhang, Wenchen's side, Li Shanchang, who was the head of Zhu Yuanzhang's subordinates, finally stood up at this time.

Therefore, seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was thinking hard and was feeling tricky, suddenly couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly waved his hand and said: "If there is something to say in the hundred rooms, let's talk about it quickly." ”

"Yes" Li Shanchang responded, then hugged his fists, and couldn't help but say: "Guogong, now on the West Chu side, Zhang Shihua, the king of Chu, still sits on the land of the three provinces. In terms of the strength of soldiers and horses alone, this thief is undoubtedly far superior to Zhang Shicheng in eastern Zhejiang.

Looking at the history books, those who have achieved great things throughout the ages, when they plot against the enemy, they are often easy first and then difficult. Zhang Shicheng's strength is far weaker than that of Western Chu, and under his rule, eastern Zhejiang is the richest place in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Therefore, in the eyes of his subordinates, the prince may pretend to be a minister to Zhang Shihua and paralyze Western Chu. Later, after the Duke of the Kingdom eliminated Zhang Shicheng in eastern Zhejiang, he sought Western Chu. ”

"This ......" Hearing Li Shanchang say this, Zhu Yuanzhang paused slightly, but he couldn't help but subconsciously touch the beard on his chin. To be honest, Li Shanchang's suggestion was indeed a little moved.

But after touching the beard on his chin and thinking silently for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang finally shook his head resolutely.

"This is the time of great contention, and it is the time for the great husband to be brave and diligent. At this time, if you want to accomplish something great, it is not easy to take refuge. Besides, Zhang Shihua of Xichu is also an untrustworthy person. At the beginning, he formed an alliance with Tianwan and made a covenant to "be good forever and not attack each other".

But when the civil strife is over, this thief has not sent troops to annex Tianwan. ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang's face was solemn and his fists were clenched, and the ministers in the hall couldn't help but listen to his resolute tone: "Since the army was raised in Gonghao Prefecture in my country, it has taken nearly ten years, and there have been more than 100 large and small wars, so that we have today's foundation.

Zhang Shihua of Western Chu, the ambition of the wolf, the vain rise of soldiers, and the coveting of my territory. This time, I will let this thief know that the sky is high and the earth is thick! ”

……

In the nineteenth year of Zheng, the fifth day of the sixth month.

Three days after Zhang Shihua officially declared war on Zhu Yuanzhang in western Zhejiang as the king of Chu, Ming Yuzhen, who was the marshal of the Great Chu army and the rank of lieutenant general. Even then, he couldn't help but lead the soldiers and horses of the Andong Army and the Anding Army guarding the Anqing Road, and launched an attack on the Chizhou Road, which was only separated by a river from Anqing Road.

So far, this original historical Bashu Emperor has led a full 30,000 sailors and horses to attack the Chizhou Road guarded by Wu Jun Kang Maocai, and it has been two days.

And as we just said, Chizhou Road is the logistics base of western Zhejiang.

Therefore, in the place of Chizhou Road, the Wu army did not leave too many elite soldiers and horses. In addition to the 3,000 veteran soldiers under Kang Maocai's account, the remaining 5,000 or so Tuntian soldiers were simply used to make up the numbers, and they lacked training, had never been in the battle formation, and even lacked equipment, so they could not pose any threat to the 30,000 Chu troops who had been in battle for a long time.