Chapter 229 Deployment

Now that the decision has been made, Zhu Eighty-one no longer looks ahead and backwards, and first sends someone to Sizhou to give an order to the Third Army

Shi Li Ziyu, the commander of the Third Army, took 1,000 auxiliary soldiers to stay in Surabaya City, while the commander Xu Da and the deputy commander Wang Bi led the rest of the Third Army to attack the south and attack Lai'an, ready to copy Zhang Mingjian's retreat at any time.

Immediately, he sent an order to Zhang Shicheng and Wang Kerou, who were resting in Gaoyou, ordering the two to immediately lead their soldiers and horses to Yangzhou, preparing to cross the river to attack the south bank, and finally, order the first, fourth, and fifth armies under their command, as well as the Yellow Army that had just surrendered, to enter Yangzhou City together, clean up the streets in pieces, extinguish the remaining fires, and save the survivors after the catastrophe.

All the generals agreed, "Yes." In the early morning of the next day, the remaining fires in the city were finally extinguished with water, and the general situation of the entire Yangzhou City was also led by Chen Ji with a staff officer, and a rough count was made.

Yangzhou City, which was originally the richest city in the world, basically became a ruin, all the gold, silver, grain and young women were plundered by Zhang Mingjian's Qingjun and other remnants of the army, and brought to the west bank of the canal, and those valuables that could not be taken away in time, as well as furniture, clothes, bedding, etc., were all burned to ashes, and a large number of old and weak women and children, because they had no time to escape, were buried in the fire.

Fortunately, because the Red Turban Army chased too closely, the rebels did not have time to kill all the people of Yangzhou, about nearly 600,000 young and middle-aged men and women with relatively convenient legs and feet, after Zhang Mingjian led his cronies to evacuate, they also escaped from Shengtian, these people hid in the hills and swamps outside the city for fourteen or fifteen hours, heard that the Red Turban Army had entered the city, and they rushed back with each other's support, squatting next to the home that had completely disappeared, crying bitterly.

Zhu Dapeng learned history poorly, of course he didn't know that in the official history of another time and space, Zhang Mingjian, the commander of the Qing Army, actually killed the people to fill the army food when he occupied it, and in just over a year, the people of Yangzhou City were sharply reduced to less than one-tenth of the original, and when Zhu Yuanzhang sent his subordinate Liao Daheng to conquer Yangzhou and forced Zhang Mingjian, there were only more than 40 people left in Yangzhou City, and it was not as good as a small village in peacetime.

Despite the reality of this time and space, because of the appearance of a wisp of Zhu Dapeng's soul, Yangzhou City was recovered five years ahead of schedule, Zhang Mingjian's human flesh feast ended in a hurry before he had time to open the banquet, after receiving the secret report sent by the staff officers, Zhu Bayi was still furious, slapped the table hard, and asked loudly, "Where did Zhang Mingjian retreat, did our scouts come back, what about the two Mongolian princes, where did they go with their descendants." ”

"The scout hasn't come back yet, but according to the report of the squire on the west bank of the canal, Zhang Mingjian and others are taking the waterway, and the most likely to go is Zhenzhou, where there is a big river between the canal and the canal. Chen Ji, who joined the army, stepped forward and replied loudly.

"Polo Buhua and Timur Buhua are two uncles and nephews, and they also go by water, but according to the confession of the rebels caught by the scouts nearby, the uncle and nephew should have entered the Yangtze River directly and returned to Luzhou against the current. Robben, another member of the army, also stepped forward and responded very carefully.

Because Lu Lu was old and couldn't stay up late, he had been trying his best to train a few winners selected by the first imperial examination, so Chen Ji and others were able to replace Lu Lu Zeng to deal with most of the less important military affairs, and he could fill in the gaps for Zhu Eighty-one in a timely manner.

Obviously, today Robben found some traces of conspiracy in the information he hastily collected, so he brought it up in a rather tactful way, Zhu Eighty heard this, and immediately was slightly stunned, calling Luo Ben's table and asking: "Qingyuan, what do you mean, Zhang Mingjian was used as a knife, are you sure, can you say it more carefully, don't scruple, before I make a decision, you can say anything, it doesn't matter if it's wrong." ”

"The subordinates are not very sure about this, but judging from Polo Buhua's behavior of emptying the treasury and leaving no money or food for Zhang Mingjian before his uncle and nephew left, this move is extremely unreasonable." Robben, who joined the army, thought about it and responded softly.

"My subordinates also think this matter is very strange." Chen Ji, who joined the army, looked at Zhu Eighty-one's face, and added in a low voice on the side, "It stands to reason that knowing that the Qingjun and several other remnants of the army are impossible to hold Yangzhou, Polo doesn't spend his uncle and nephew, and he needs to keep more money and food to boost morale, and these uncles and nephews just did the opposite, giving their subordinates the feeling that they deliberately wanted that Zhang Mingjian to attack the people, and then see what the general manager would do." ”

"How could he guess that after Zhang Mingjian did evil, he would immediately play the banner of the Red Turban Army." Zhu Eighty-one couldn't believe the words of the two at all, and asked with his eyes pricked up.

"This is Zhang Mingjian's only way to save his life, abandon Yangzhou without a fight, if he dares to return to the Mengyuan court, Polo Buhua's uncle and nephew can throw him out at any time to take the blame, and once he pulls up the banner of the Red Turban Army, the chief manager will inevitably throw a rat trap." Chen Ji thought about it and explained very seriously.

"I'm afraid that Polo doesn't spend his uncle and nephew, and he has already agreed that Zhang Mingjian will not be the scapegoat." Robben, who joined the army, obviously saw more deeply than Chen Ji, took over the conversation, and continued to add in a low voice, "And once Zhang Mingjian plays the banner of the Red Turban Army, whether the chief manager beats him or not, he will face a big trouble, fight, between our Huai'an Army and Bianliang, there will be a rift, if we don't fight, the chief manager will fall into the infamy of conniving at Zhang Thief's evil, and the entire Red Turban Army will also be dragged down by it, in the eyes of the people, from the righteous army that acts for the heavens, it will become no different from the Mengyuan court." (Note 1)

This is the essence of the whole conspiracy, Zhu Eighty-one couldn't help but gasp again and again, if the facts are really as Luo Ben analyzed, the person who formulated the conspiracy is too vicious, and he didn't treat anyone left in Yangzhou City as a human being, even the Qingjun and other remnants of all ethnic groups who had served him, I am afraid that he was used as a fleshless pawn.

However, it is obviously not the time to delve into the whole conspiracy at this time, what Zhu Bayi needs to do is to arrest Zhang Mingjian, the culprit, and avenge the hundreds of thousands of innocent and tragic deaths in Yangzhou City.

"How many soldiers and horses are there around Zhang Mingjian, Liao Daheng and Zhu Liangzu, where did they go." Thinking of this, Zhu Bayi shook his head a few times, got rid of his chaotic thoughts, and continued to focus on Zhang Mingjian.

"Zhu Liangzu and Liao Daheng went to Taizhou together." Chen Ji, who joined the army, thought for a while and continued to report loudly, "According to the confession of the captured rebels, the two of them seemed to have noticed something the afternoon before yesterday, and they didn't enter the city at all. ”

"These two people still have a good conscience." Zhu Bayi frowned, and commented in a low voice, Zhu Liangzu and Liao Daheng's appearance on the battlefield left a deep impression on him, especially Zhu Liangzu and his "volunteers", whose combat effectiveness was very strong, and even Fu Youde, who had always been arrogant, mentioned this person afterwards, and expressed deep admiration, if it weren't for the fear that after the Huai'an Army broke with Bianliang, it would affect Xuzhou, Fu Youde even offered to lead his troops and horses to fight with Zhu Liangzu alone, and really divided the high and low.

"The two of them, each with only fifteen or six hundred soldiers and horses left, if they entered the city yesterday afternoon, they would inevitably be swallowed directly by Zhang Mingjian." Robben, who joined the army, was always a conspiracy theorist, thought about it, and reminded in a low voice.

"In total, there are only about 3,000 people left." Zhu Eighty-one's brows furrowed again, and then he quickly made a decision, "Give Zhu Chongba an order and let him go out with Mao Gui tomorrow morning." ”

"Yes!" Chen Ji, who joined the army, glanced at Zhu Bayi, and a heavy look of admiration appeared on his face.

Sensei said that Liao Daheng and Zhu Liangzu only had 3,000 remnants left in their hands, even if there was still a complete team of 10,000 people left, I am afraid that they would not be able to stop the full force of Mao Gui, the general manager of Mengcheng, but at this time, the head of his own house also sent Zhu Chongba's Haozhou elite over, I am afraid that there is only one purpose, that is, I don't want to involve Guo Zixing and Sesame Li in the contradictions between the Huai'an Army and Bianliang.

As soon as Mao Gui and Zhu Chongba leave tomorrow morning, the next person responsible for chasing and killing Zhang Mingjian will be all the Huai'an Army's own team, even if there is a conflict with Liu Futong's department in the future, all the consequences will be borne by the Huai'an Army itself, and it will not drag down the friendly army in the slightest.

"After sacking Yangzhou, the other defeated soldiers also knew that their sins were unforgivable, so they took the looted property and women and crossed the river to seek refuge with Zhang Mingjian." With a bit of worship, Robben, who joined the army, took a half step forward and added loudly, "Among them, there are several powerful volunteers, named Liu Qiong, Xu Xing and Wu Wenhua, each of whom has about one or two thousand soldiers and horses, and there is also a civilian official named Zhang Song, who was originally the governor of Luzhou, this retreat, Timur didn't know why he also left him behind, and now with many years of contacts, he has collected seven or eight remnants, with a total scale of about four thousand, and he is also attached to Zhang Mingjian, but according to the confession of the captured soldiers, Zhang Mingjian doesn't seem to like him very much, After crossing the canal yesterday, I still refused to join him. ”

"I'm afraid I'm worried that Zhang Song will take his place, after all, he was just a volunteer soldier, and his prestige and qualifications are far inferior to Zhang Song, the governor of Luzhou." Zhu Bayi thought about it and analyzed in a low voice, this is a noteworthy situation, which is convenient for destroying the enemy army, but the current intelligence is still not sufficient, and it is difficult to make a targeted battle plan.

When I was in trouble, I suddenly heard a noisy sound outside the tent, and then a male duck shouted in a shrill voice, "I want to see Manager Zhu, take me to see Manager Zhu quickly, my master has a big gift, and none of you can afford to delay my master's affairs." ”

Note 1: In the official history, Zhu Yuanzhang was worried that others would not dare to surrender to him after Liao Daheng forced Zhang Mingjian, so he did not investigate Zhang Mingjian's guilt.

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